Despite the fact that alcoholism is often found among disadvantaged people, famous alcoholics are also known to the world. Sometimes even great people (politicians, rulers, actors, writers) could not resist addiction. Many of the greatest people have ended their days in poverty, oblivion and disease due to alcohol addiction, but others have been able to overcome the addiction and become popular and loved again. When you are a rich and famous person, alcoholism becomes a stigma that deprives you of work, friends, fans. In our article, we will consider the fate of the most famous people in our country and around the world who suffered from alcohol addiction.

The most famous male alcoholics

Many famous people could not refuse alcoholic beverages; some great military leaders, writers, reformers and even modern politicians depended on alcohol. So, the greatest drunkards in the world are the following people known to many of us:

1. The first on the list of great people who are not indifferent to the bottle was. The booze killed him at the age of 33.
2. The greatest philosopher Diogenes could never deny himself a drink. However, oddly enough, alcoholic beverages did not prevent him from learning the truth, making new discoveries and thinking logically. This man, despite his addiction, was able to live to the age of 85.
3. Such a great commander and tsar of Russia, like Peter the First, also could not refuse alcohol.
4. Even Joseph Stalin was a big fan of drinking feasts. His favorite alcoholic drink was wine. He could drink it almost every day. And this did not prevent him from solving important state issues.
5. The famous Turkish commander Mustafa Kemal Ataturk made a great contribution to the creation of modern Turkey. But death overtook him not in battle, but through the fault of alcohol, since alcohol destroyed his liver.
6. Another admirer of Bacchus can be called Prince Vladimir, who was very fond of entertaining feasts with drinking alcohol.
7. Bohdan Khmelnitsky did not disdain alcohol either. He was convinced that wine should be drunk as a medicine for various problems. That is why he became famous in history as a lover of drunken celebrations.

Perhaps the great writers, rulers and politicians drink alcohol because they are constantly under stress and their life is quite intense and difficult, and alcohol allows you to relax. As for our time, such famous people of our time suffered from alcoholism:

• Quite often, the Ukrainian politician Yuriy Lutsenko became the hero of anecdotes, press jokes and humorous shows because of his alcohol addiction. Although today we can say that this person was able to cope with addiction and take the path of a sober life, which allowed him to continue a successful political career.
• The great actor of the times of the Soviet Union Radner Muratov also suffered from alcohol addiction. Many of us remember him for his role in the film "Gentlemen of Fortune". The life of this famous man ended in loneliness and poverty due to his passion for alcohol.

Alcohol killed many talented writers and poets of our country:

• Starting at the age of 24, Sergei Yesenin was an ardent admirer of Bacchus. But, nevertheless, this did not prevent him from writing wonderful poetry. He repeatedly tried to cope with addiction, undergoing treatment in the clinic and referring to psychiatrists.
• The writer Edgar Poe died of brain inflammation due to severe alcohol intoxication when he drank himself into a state of insanity.
• Among the famous writers with alcohol addiction, it is worth mentioning Remarque and Ernest Hemingway. What they drink, these people did not even try to hide and kissed the bottle regularly. It is known that Hemingway committed suicide. Alcohol is believed to be the culprit of this tragedy.
• The well-known drinking poet Omar Khayyam also could not refuse alcohol and kissed the bottle regularly, which did not prevent him from writing wonderful works.
• Among the famous people who are addicted to alcohol, it is worth mentioning the writer Jack London.

Such famous Russian and Ukrainian writers as Alexander Kuprin, Taras Shevchenko, Alexander Blok also drank a lot. If we talk about famous foreign alcoholics, we can name Stephen King, who claims that he created most of his great horror films in a state of alcoholic delirium.

You can also mention the great artist Vincent Van Gogh, who more than once turned to psychiatric clinics for the treatment of alcohol addiction. The death of the famous composer Modest Mussorgsky is to blame for alcohol, which brought a person to a state of delirium tremens. One can only guess how many wonderful great works these people could create if alcohol addiction had not interfered with them, and if alcohol had not taken their lives.

Great women alcoholics

We all know that alcoholic celebrities are not only men, but also great women who are addicted to alcohol. There are many Russian celebrities and world stars among them:

1. The world famous French singer Edith Piaf became addicted to alcohol in her youth. She often drank to unconsciousness, which was the reason for her death in her youth.
2. History knows another alcoholic woman - Galina Brezhneva. Due to her passion for alcoholic beverages, she lost her mind, which led to death within the walls of an insane asylum.
3. The famous Russian actress Tatyana Dogileva still drinks. The reason for the addiction to alcohol was deep depression. This subsequently led to alcohol addiction.

Important: everyone knows that female alcoholism develops much faster and is more difficult to treat, nevertheless, there are famous women who were able to cope with alcohol addiction and continue a successful career and full life.

The following famous women have given us a wonderful example of successful healing from addiction:

• TV presenter and actress Larisa Guzeeva was very fond of holidays and fun parties at which she could not refuse alcohol. She became addicted to alcohol while marrying her first drug addicted husband. However, in the future, she was able to completely overcome her addiction and continue working on television.
• Another TV presenter who was able to cope with addiction is Lera Kudryavtseva. She became addicted to alcohol after her first divorce, which plunged her into deep depression. But then the girl was able to give up alcohol. Now she does not drink alcohol even on holidays.
• Despite her successful career and fame, Drew Barrymore also became addicted to alcohol. But then the girl was able to cope with herself and completely gave up drinking alcohol, which allowed her to get rid of alcohol addiction.
• Another famous woman who has successfully recovered from alcohol addiction is Kelly Osbourne. Kelly can be a good example of how much a person changes, giving up alcohol and embarking on the path of a sober life. Before that, she was quite plump and unattractive, but after giving up alcohol she took up her appearance, lost weight and became a very beautiful and successful girl.
• Everyone knows the singer and actress Britney Spears, who, after the divorce, found solace in alcohol and drugs. But later she changed her mind, recovered from harmful addictions and continued a successful career. Her personal life also improved.
• Do not drink Kristin Davis alcohol, she would have been able to build a career as an actress much earlier. But at the age of 25, she simply could not imagine life without alcohol, and only when she got into the group of Alcoholics Anonymous, she was able to completely get rid of addiction and become successful.
• Previously, Paris Hilton was arrested many times for drunk driving. But recently she was able to overcome the craving for alcohol and no longer appears in society drunk.
• The famous fashion model Lara Stone, due to frequent stress and stressful life, quite often relaxed with the help of alcohol. But after she realized that she had formed an addiction, she turned to specialists and completely got rid of the addiction.

Not many great and famous people have conquered alcoholism. Unfortunately, there are not many examples when celebrities were able to cope with addiction. Many of them do not admit that alcohol has completely taken over their lives and are not going to be treated. So, today the rampant drunkenness captured the actress Courtney Love and Lidsay Lohan.

Famous alcoholic actors of Russia and the world

It has been proven that every third celebrity is prone to alcohol abuse. Most likely, this is due to their great popularity, the awareness of their greatness and solid fees. Alcoholism was especially widespread among actors:

1. The famous actor, singer and poet was treated many times and still could not cope with his pernicious addiction. Due to alcoholism, he had repeated episodes of cardiac arrest. Despite the fact that everyone knew about the addiction, even after his death there are fans of Vysotsky's work.
2. Such famous actors as Andrei Panin, Yuri Bogatyrev, Vladislav Galkin have been noticed in addiction to alcohol. The last of them died on the basis of alcoholism all alone at the age of 39.
3. Numerous life upheavals caused alcoholism in old age for the actor Georgy Yumatov.
4. Some talented Russian celebrities still cannot cope with their addiction. These are Alexander Domogarov, Mikhail Efremov, Marat Bashirov, Alexey Nilov.

Alcohol has a significant impact on the image of famous people, as they are constantly in sight of the public. As a result, such celebrities can lose their health, popularity, good looks. Over time, their career declines due to lack of professional demand. This often contributes to an even greater dependence, as the person begins to seek solace in alcohol.

Watching the life of celebrities creates a picture of an easy, successful and carefree life. Crazy popularity, huge money, chic and gloss everywhere. It would seem, what else is needed for happiness. But it was not there. It turns out that not everyone can handle this burden of wealth and fame.

Many celebrities are addicted to alcohol, which helps them find new ideas, seek inspiration and relive difficult moments in life. But what is the price of this addiction. The answer is probably obvious.

Let's take a look at famous alcoholics who are already in the grave with one foot, go…

Matthew Perry

The actor claims that was fond of alcoholic beverages even before the crazy popularity... And after filming the series "Friends" his addiction became even stronger. Everyone around him knew about his bad habit, although he tried to hide it as best he could.

Kelly Osbourne

The star girl who tried alcohol at the age of 12. Although, it is probably difficult to be a teetotaler if your dad is Ozzy Osbourne, famous for his excessive use of alcohol and drugs. As Kelly herself says: "Alcohol addiction is in my genes." Already at the age of 18, the musician's daughter went to the clinic.

Johnny Depp

On the set of the fifth part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" Johnny Depp injured his hand. And it happened because he came to the set drunk. Johnny Depp broke down after a long period of sobriety, got drunk with friends and punched the glass door with his fist during a fight with his wife on the phone.

Elton John

Elton John started drinking and using drugs to gain confidence before performing... His manager first gave him a try on cocaine. Without thinking about the consequences, John perfectly combined drugs and alcohol.

Eminem

The fact that the singer fought alcoholism is no secret to anyone. His dependence on psychotropic substances peaked in 2007 when he began to take more than 30 pills a day, generously pouring them with alcohol.

Robert Downey the Younger

If you look at the rest of the stars on this list, then Robert Downey Jr had the worst problems... The actor began with the daily tradition of drinking, reaching the point that he could not spend a single evening without a glass in his hand.

There were also cases where he mixed alcohol with drugs. His behavior became so out of control that one day he did not find his way home and fell asleep at a neighbor's house, falling asleep in his child's bed. Naturally, the child's mother called the police.

Mel Gibson

In 2006, Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving, and the event caused many other problems that affected his public and personal life. One night in the middle of the night he called his girlfriend, swore at her for her outspoken dressing style and declared that she deserved to be raped by a "flock of blacks."

Anthony Hopkins

This actor is famous for his role in the film "The Silence of the Lambs". Having played the role of Hannibal Lector, he received an Oscar. Once due to alcohol, the actor woke up in another state, absolutely not understanding where he is and how he got here.

Hopkins' problems with alcohol began when he was working as an actor in the UK. It seemed to him that the stage was not for him, and therefore he began to drink to relax and relieve tension.

Britney Spears

The singer's alcoholic history began with the moment of her divorce from Kevin Federline... The next two years of life became something like this: alcohol abuse, night out in clubs, nervous breakdowns, depression, mental hospital, drunk driving, alcoholism treatment and much more. As a result, Britney Spears lost the right to raise her sons. The singer's psyche could not stand it, and she, once in a psychiatric clinic, was declared temporarily incapacitated.

Paris Hilton

Paris is the flagship of all stellar female alcoholism. One of Britney's constant drinking buddies was Paris. She was also accused by Kelly Osborne - they say, it's all Hilton's fault, if it weren't for her, I would not have drunk so much. Paris involved in her company and Nicole Richie and Misha Barton and Lindsay Lohan. In 2006, Paris was arrested for drunk driving, served several days in prison and paid a fine.

Which of the star alcoholics do you know?

In the Oscar-winning Soviet film Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, the career of the talented hockey player Gurin is crumbling due to alcohol. It would seem that this is just a movie, but in real life this problem is much worse. Many actors and actresses of world and national cinema and theater were forced to end their careers due to problems with alcohol, and for some, this addiction became the cause of death. These are the artists who died of alcoholism and will be discussed in our short article.

A warning. We do not in any way want to offend the actors on this list, or belittle their talent. We only generalize and structure the generally accepted assumptions found in open sources.

Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980)

Even during his lifetime, many knew that the artist had problems with alcohol, which caused scandals in the Taganka theater, where Vysotsky played, and on the set of films. After the release of Marina's book, Vlady learned about the actor's drug use.

The great singer of the era passed away in the summer of 1980, leaving behind a huge legacy of songs and great roles in film and theater.

Amy Winehouse (1983–2011)

The talented and eccentric soul singer and popular pop singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment on July 23, 2011.

The cause of death was a fatal dose of alcohol that caused a heart attack. At the time of her death, Amy was only 27 years old, and problems with alcohol began simultaneously with the success and worldwide fame.

In memory of the singer, a big concert was given, and the number of admirers of her talent after her death only increases every year, as evidenced by the level of sales of her solo albums.

Robin Williams (1951–2014)

Drinking Hollywood stars are not uncommon, and alcoholics are found among seemingly successful people.

During his illustrious career, Robin Williams has played more than 100 roles, voiced cartoons, participated in theatrical productions, wrote scripts and acted as a director himself.

The actor tried to drown out life circumstances and problems with alcohol and drugs. At one point, he decided to quit, joining the sobriety program, but in August 2014, at the age of 69, he died of heart problems caused by excessive drinking.

At TopCafe, we mentioned this wonderful actor in our article about the best of Hollywood.

Billie Holiday (1915-1959)

Alcoholics in a creative environment are also not uncommon, but the number of drunken women in the art world is much less than representatives of half of humanity.

Drunken actresses are a terrible sight, and this misfortune has not spared pop star, magnificent jazz singer and actress Billie Holiday. At the age of 30, the woman began to have health problems caused by drugs and heavy drinking.

In 1959, the 44-year-old actress died, and moments of her biography became the basis for many books and films.

Dmitry Maryanov (1969–2017)

The role of Alik Raduga in the magnificent children's film Above the Rainbow glorified Dmitry Maryanov throughout the Soviet Union, and subsequent films secured him the status of a "new generation star".

After graduating from the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute, Dmitry played a lot in theaters and acted in films. In 2003 he was invited to the Quartet I.

In recent years, he became addicted to alcohol, was treated a lot, but on October 15, 2017, while in the Phoenix rehabilitation center, the artist died.

Andrey Panin (1962–2013)

The brilliant and charismatic actor of Russian cinema Andrei Panin has played more than 75 roles in films, he himself acted as a director, and painted beautifully.

The actor's body was found on March 6, 2013 in his Moscow apartment, and the cause of death was a head injury. The artist just fell and broke his head. A large amount of alcohol was found in Panin's blood, and the artist's neighbors said that he had been drinking for several days before the tragedy.

The initiated criminal case was closed a year later, citing the absence of corpus delicti, but Andrei's relatives continue to claim that it was a violent death.

Vladislav Galkin (1971–2010)

Vladislav became a star at the age of 10 when he brilliantly played Huckleberry Finn in the movie "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".

Over time, his career began to grow and the actor began to be invited to the main roles, and the television series "Truckers and Saboteurs" did not leave the screens of Russian TV channels. The notoriety of a drunkard and a rowdy stuck to him when a recording of his scandal in a cafe got on the Internet. The actor himself was very upset about what had happened, he was looking for salvation in wine.

In 2010, the actor was found dead in his own apartment. He was only 38 years old, and his father Boris Galkin continues to insist on the version of the murder.

Oleg Efremov (1927-2000)

The renowned director, founder of the Sovremennik theater, talented actor Oleg Efremov is inscribed in golden letters in the history of the USSR and Russia.

In addition to Sovremennik, he worked at the Moscow Art Theater and the Moscow Art Theater named after A. Chekhov. His roles in film and theater have received numerous awards and state awards.

But talent, as it happens, had an addiction to alcohol. It was alcohol that helped him create, but shortened his life. Despite repeated attempts to get rid of the addiction, alcohol significantly deteriorated his health, and the actor died at the age of 72.

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Georgy Yumatov (1926-1997)

Georgy Yumatov, the star of the cult film "Officers", who performed vivid images on the movie screen and the stage, also did not avoid problems with alcohol.

In 1994, while drunk, he shot a janitor, for which he received a prison term. Former colleagues in the acting workshop, singers and cultural figures supported Yumatov as best they could during a difficult period of his life, but alcohol won.

Yumatov before and after the tragedy are two different people. After leaving prison, he practically did not act in film, and died in 1997 from a ruptured aorta. His last appearance on the screen was participation in the popular game "Field of Miracles".

Andrey Krasko (1957-2006)

Actors suffering from alcoholism sometimes disappear from sight for a long time. This happened with the charismatic Andrei Krasko, who, after some great debut films, received only cameo roles for some time.

The reason for everything was an addiction to alcohol, but the actor found the strength to return to the profession, perfectly embodying bright and extraordinary images on the screens.

In 2006, Krasko joined the list of actors who died from alcohol. He died at the age of 49 on the set of the television series "Liquidation", where he began to play Fima Petrov, nicknamed "Poluzhid".

Nikolay Eremenko (1949-2001)

The famous Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter Nikolai Eremenko for his role in the first Soviet action movie "Pirates of the XX century" in 1980 received the prize as the best actor of the year.

He acted a lot in films, played in the theater, staged films and performances himself. In May 2001 he was admitted to the Botkin hospital, and on May 27 at the age of 52 he died of a stroke.

The fact of death as a result of a long binge was carefully hidden, but then information was leaked to the media that the stroke was the result of long-term alcohol use.

Elena Mayorova (1958-1997)

Soviet actresses are beautiful and talented, and in this cohort, Elena Mayorova flew like a bright comet across the sky of Russian cinema.

The Honored Artist of the RSFSR was remembered by the audience for her bright roles in films by famous directors, as well as for charming and feminine images in the theater. Particularly impressive in the career of a beautiful woman were the roles in the films "You never dreamed of ...", "34th ambulance", "Lost in Siberia".

Unhappy love led to an addiction to alcohol, and in August 1997, having doused herself with gasoline, Elena Mayorova committed suicide. Some colleagues say it was an accident.

Yukina's sisters

The blue-eyed twins Olya and Tanya Yukin became famous in 1963, when the fairy tale "Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors" was released on Soviet screens.

Experts predicted a brilliant film career for them, but having appeared in an episode of the fairy tale "Frost" in 1964, the girls disappeared from the directors' field of vision. After leaving school, both got a job at the Intourist hotel.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Yukins lost their jobs and began to seek salvation in alcohol. In 2005, Olya passed away, and 6 years later Tatyana.

Georgy Burkov (1933-1990)

An extraordinary person and talented artist Georgy Burkov played many memorable roles in cinema and theater.

He was friends with Vasily Shukshin, and enjoyed filming with his friend in his films, and their duet in the film "They Fought for the Motherland" became the culmination of a stellar career.

Often the heroes of the talented actor were drunks, but in life he also loved, as they say, "to put on the collar." It was alcohol that caused the undermining of health, and in the end, Georgy Burkov died of a blockage in blood vessels in 1990.

Many people know this actor from the movie "Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath", which is included in the list of the whole world from the site.

Yuri Bogatyrev (1947-1989)

Shilov performed by Bogatyrev in the film "One among strangers, a stranger among friends" became a vivid example of a Soviet Chekist during the Civil War.

His acting talent was so versatile that it seemed that Yuri Bogatyrev could play everything - from a comic hero to tragic characters.

But for various reasons, the actor was reluctant to be invited to roles, and the artist drowned his creative dissatisfaction in a glass. Alcohol became the cause of heart failure, which cut short Bogatyrev's life at the age of 42.

Oleg Dal (1941-1981)

His roles have always aroused the keen interest of the audience, and the appearance in the credits of his name always promised the success of the film. In addition, Oleg sang superbly and wrote wonderful poems. He worked for wear and tear, and often relieved stress by drinking alcohol. The problem was growing, and he even hemmed the capsule.

In 1981, during a business trip to the Kiev hotel "Studio", the actor drank, which provoked a heart attack, which led to the death of the 39-year-old actor.

Viktor Kosykh (1950–2011)

Russian viewers will remember this talented actor for the role of Kostya Inochkin in the cult Soviet comedy "Welcome, or No Unauthorized Entry!"

The stellar career of the talented and extraordinary actor continued in the epic movie The Elusive Avengers, where Kosykh played Danka.

In the last years of his life he acted little, sometimes moonlighting in the theater. Viktor Kosykh died in 2011 in his Moscow apartment from an alcohol overdose at the age of 61. A lethal dose of vodka caused a cerebral hemorrhage.

Pyotr Aleinikov (1914-1965)

A pupil of the children's commune, while still a student at GITIS, he began acting in films, and by the end of World War II he had starred in more than 25 films.

After the war, his career went up sharply, but problems with alcohol began. Doctors diagnosed chronic alcoholism, and the diseases that caused them became the cause of the death of Peter Aleinikov in 1965.

Peter's friend Boris Andreev strove to be buried at the Novodevichy cemetery. But all the visits to officials did not bring success, and Pyotr Aleinikov rested in the Vagankovskoye cemetery in Moscow.

Finally

Among the living movie stars, there are also artists who have problems with alcohol use. Dmitry Kharatyan and Tatyana Dogileva do not hide that they were able to cope with the problem. They also had similar problems, but did not drink too much, and Alexander Domogarov and Alexey Nilov continue to work. Western stars include Ben Afleck, Mel Gibson, actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

There are many reasons for addiction to alcohol, but doctors and psychologists agree that creative celebrities who are emotional and vulnerable are more at risk of becoming addicted to alcohol. And, as we can see, mortality among movie stars is quite common.

the site wishes everyone good health and is waiting for your comments on the topic of the article. Perhaps you can tell us what other talents who died from alcoholism could delight us for a long time with their wonderful roles.

Dirty torn "sweatshirts" with stretched knees, an old greasy vest, a staggering gait of a chess horse - this is how we always imagine a classic "drunk", with disheveled hair and an unshaven, bluish face. But what can we imagine, such characters often live next to us, in the same house! And we constantly encounter them at the grocery store, see them dozing on benches or lying in playgrounds.

Their name is Ivanych or Petyunya, they laze around in the yard all day, at best they work as a plumber or a loader in the market. They regularly bring their wife to tears, dishonor their children, annoy all the neighbors to hell. They got everyone, they bother everyone with their uselessness, importunity and grumpiness.

But there are other alcoholics: jack of all trades, kind people with open souls, eccentrics who are fond of unusual hobbies, interesting intelligent interlocutors. And also great historical personalities and brilliant thinkers, fiery politicians and bright talents who did not extinguish even in the most insane state - but, alas, burned out too quickly in the fire of alcohol fumes. Those whom we respect and even love, whose opinion we listen to, whom we regularly vote for in elections ...

The first known history of great alcoholics was Alexander the Great ... He inherited his passion for wine from his father, but other bad habits from his friends. All this brought him to his grave at the age of 33. A great admirer of Bacchus was his contemporary Diogenes ... The philosopher who lived in a barrel was content with a jug of wine and a couple of flatbreads a day, but in sex he preferred masturbation - moreover, in public. But he was distinguished from an ordinary drunken Greek by his great intellect, endless eloquence and an unbearably bilious character. Diogenes did not go into his pocket for a word and mercilessly sarcastically at them all, for him there was nothing sacred - and as a result, he became the founder of the philosophy of cynics. At the same time, the obnoxious old man lived for 85 years! As soon as he was tolerated ...

Three pillars of medieval culture and science were also wine lovers: Omar Khayyam and Avicenna and Paracelsus ... Moreover, the first two did not just booze, but also sang drunkenness in verse - despite the fact that they lived in Islamic countries, where the use of alcohol was called sticks. But Paracelsus, in whose house it was not always possible to find clean water, but plenty of strong wines and alcohol, once decided to wash their wounds with them - and so he discovered the first disinfectant.

The great Ukrainian poet often found consolation or inspiration in wine. Taras Shevchenko ... This little-known side of Kobzar's life was described in the book by Oles Buzina, published a decade and a half ago, which caused a storm of indignation among patriots who were offended for the debunking of the “shrine”. And completely in vain, since alcoholism among creative people is almost the norm of life.

Greatest American Writer Edgar Poe not just drinking, he was repeatedly hospitalized with delirium tremens, from which he died at the age of forty. True, having managed to create a mass of immortal works - some of which were born in his imagination, restless in the vapors of alcohol. His fellow countryman Jack London passed the hardest life path, which then became the basis for his books, striking the imagination of urban inhabitants. And a bottle of whiskey helped him go all this way - he honestly told the readers about it in the biographical story "Jack - Barleycorn".

Ernest Hemingway believed that "an intelligent person is sometimes forced to get drunk in order to endure communication with fools." Probably, fools were drawn to him, because with the growth of his popularity, the writer got drunk more and more often. Over the years, disillusioned with life, he found its meaning at the bottom of the bottle, and argued that "whiskey is food for the soul." In the end, he drank himself to the point of depression and shot himself.

Until now, many famous American writers of the 20th century are remembered not only for their books, but also for their favorite bars - which became their museums, which still serve their favorite alcoholic cocktails. Hemingway loved the mojito Francis Fitzgerald "Ricky's gin" William Faulkner "Mint julep" Charles Bukowski - vodka with beer. “Drinking is like a form of suicide, where the next day you come alive again. I've done this 15,000 times already! " - once declared Bukowski.

They loved to pawn by the collar and domestic literary geniuses. Sergey Yesenin and Alexander Blok did not crawl out of the taverns, where inspiration rolled over them - and then they wrote their poems on napkins, bills, bibs, cuffs. Famous writers booze in black Alexander Kuprin and Yuri Olesha ... Alcohol caused the death of the composer Modesta Mussorgsky and singer Vladimir Vysotsky .

You can almost always catch the smell of alcohol on the set, especially if celebrities are invited to the main roles. Drank mercilessly for such great actors as Oleg Dal, Yuri Bogatyrev, Vladimir Basov, Andrey Panin, Vladislav Galkin. Today the captives of the green serpent remain Tatiana Dogileva, Alexey Nilov and Mikhail Efremov - so inimitable roguish drunkards playing in the movies.

Actor Georgy Yumatov during his life he suffered many shocks, and by old age he got used to pouring grief with vodka. Once his dog Frosya died, his only close creature (the actor lived alone), and after her funeral he quarreled with the janitor, who, without thinking, blurted out “it would be better if the Germans won the war”. But Yumatov did not just play Soviet heroes, he sincerely shared their beliefs - and therefore these words became like a slap in the face for him. Grief and alcohol clouded the old man's mind, and the actor shot the chatty janitor with his hunting rifle.

“At thirteen - fourteen years old, I drank five glasses of vodka at a time. But then we drank not because we wanted alcohol, but because of idiocy, "- said the actor Mikhail Boyarsky , the famous Soviet d'Artagnan throughout the country. His career was reminiscent of an explosion at a Chinese pyrotechnics factory: in a few years he became a star of the first magnitude, recognized by both old and young, and his movie characters were never boring. And all this time, the actor regularly celebrated his creative successes, until one day he was crushed by diabetes. He had to be treated and quit, although, according to Boyarsky, life without vodka became black and white for him. “And in general it is a sin to die sober,” the actor sighs.

Elite Piaf drank so much that she crawled out into the street on all fours and barked at passers-by. van Gogh in a drunken stupor he cut off his ear. Arkady Gaidar having sucked himself into the trash, he walked around Moscow in his underwear. Christian Slater binges were brought to jail five times, and Mel Gibson, who has been drinking since the age of 13 , are incited either to fight with the police, or to push anti-Semitic sermons. And, nevertheless, for us they remain unsurpassed geniuses and talents!

"Stop drinking, go in for sports!" - we often hear this call, not realizing that one does not interfere with the other. In any case, many famous athletes, who, it would seem, should personify a healthy lifestyle, regularly take not only a barbell on their chest. Football stars became famous for drunken drunks Paul Gascoigne, Manet Garrincha, Tony Adams, Brazilians Edmundo and Adriano ... English actor Vinnie Jones in his youth he played for Chelsea and Wimbledon, and was distinguished not only by his violence and pugnacity, but also by his great addiction to beer and scotch ...

Interestingly, according to the beautiful legend about the election of religion for Kievan Rus, love played a decisive role in this choice. Prince Vladimir to intoxicated drinks. “There is joy in Russia, it cannot be without it,” he explained to the Muslim delegation.

"This is the best medicine for all sorrows," he once said Bohdan Khmelnytsky holding out a cup of wine to his colonel. According to contemporaries, the greatest Ukrainian hetman was also the greatest drinker, sometimes going into binges for a week - and fully justifying his surname. The fame of his drunken partying reached Moscow, where Khmelnitsky became a kind of symbol of the Orthodox Bacchus. However, historians have the opinion that the cunning hetman drank much less than it seemed, and simply skillfully played others in his interests - after all, what is the demand from a drunken man?

But the modern Ukrainian politician Yuri Lutsenko on the contrary, he became a prisoner of the image created by the press. It all started a few years ago with his drunken scandal at the Frankfurt airport. After this incident, journalists began to closely look at Lutsenko, noting his every appearance in a drunken state. So gradually Lutsenko got the role of a drunkard, which, in particular, was played in the comic animated series "Fairy Russia".

But, as we have already noted, alcohol does not detract from the qualities of a person - if, of course, he has them. Politicians are no exception here, and in general, many great reformers have tried to drink: Peter the Great, Joseph Stalin, Boris Yeltsin ... Suffered from alcoholism and Friedrich Engels - a well-known associate of the founder of Marxism.

The famous drunkard was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who created modern Turkey from the decayed Ottoman Empire. They say that it was his love for French wines that was the main reason why he revolted against the Islamic order and reformed Turkey on the European model. But they also ruined him: Ataturk died of cirrhosis ...

Hello dear readers! Today I would like to talk about such a terrible problem as female alcoholism.

It is terrible when a man drinks without restraint, but a woman subject to such a pernicious passion is a disaster.

Children suffer the most from alcoholic mothers

The female body is designed to bear and give birth to children, but he can cope with an addiction to alcohol in exceptional cases.

Vivid examples are famous alcoholic women, whom the love of alcohol has disfigured everything: career, personal life, and deprived many of the opportunity to become a mother.

I think it is no secret to anyone that the addiction to alcohol has roots in childhood. Many famous women have acquired this habit through the fault of their environment.

For example, in the case of the "Parisian sparrow" - a petite woman named Edith Piaf. She had an incredibly powerful voice, especially considering her height and complexion. Personally, when I hear her voice, goosebumps always run through my body. And you?

Edith Piaf "The Parisian Sparrow"

But this talented woman was devoured from within by a terrible addiction - Piaf was a drug addict and an alcoholic. If she could overcome the addiction to drugs, then she could not cope with alcohol. The reason for this may be the fact that she, still a tiny baby, was constantly given wine so that she would sleep and not scream if she wanted to eat. Can you imagine the damage caused to the child's body by the next of kin? Naturally, in her case, the passion for alcohol was literally absorbed with her mother's milk.

Edith Piaf suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction

Another woman who can be categorized as famous drunkards is Galina Brezhneva. In her youth, she had everything she could wish for, even large diamonds in her vase were like candy candies. But love for vodka ruined her health, destroyed her mind, ruined and killed.

Galina Brezhneva with the famous father

Brezhnev ended her stormy life in an insane asylum, alone, no one needed, sick.

Alcoholism destroyed the happy life of Galina Brezhneva

Female alcoholism

A woman is outwardly a very fragile and delicate creature, but by nature her body is designed for serious overloads - she must endure, give birth and feed a child. A woman even lives longer than a man, but she cannot drink along with him. Her body is not designed to fight alcohol, so a woman's dependence on alcohol develops much faster and holds on much stronger.

Our beloved Tatyana Dogileva was able to defeat alcoholism

The stars who coped with alcoholism

We all know celebrities who quit drinking. A prime example is Britney Spears, a young American singer whose love of drinking, drugs and partying led to the almost complete destruction of her successful career, shameful press shots, the breakdown of her marriage and the withdrawal of custody of her two sons.

Britney Spears and alcohol

Now it is gradually aligning and changing for the better, but what has been done cannot be returned - the stamp of rejection will forever remain on it. It's a shame that the flight, which had begun so well, was cut short at the very beginning, and Britney herself, like a wounded bird, was left to reproach herself and fate for the tragic events in her life.

An equally notable example from the life of stars who have come out of binge forever is Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor is out of the binge forever

This incredibly beautiful woman slowly got involved in a booze, trying to save her husband - artist Richard Burton, but soon she herself began to drink no less than him. She quickly grew fat, looked ugly and began to lose roles. But the fighting character took its toll, and she was able to cope with alcoholism. What can not be said about her husband - a handsome and talented actor, whom we know from his roles in "Cleopatra" and "Young Lions", Burton died suddenly, not even reaching the age of sixty.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of women suffering from alcoholism in the artistic environment. The availability of booze, a pernicious example and the environment became the reason for the unrestrained drunkenness of such stars as actresses Drew Barrymore, Lindsay Loan, singer and actress Courtney Love, Larisa Guzeeva, supermodel Lara Stone, and many other famous women. However, if Drew Barrymore, Guzeeva and Stone were able to overcome addiction, this is not yet available to other women.

How sobriety changes can be demonstrated by the example of Kelly Osbourne - the daughter of the "great and terrible" Ozzy Osbourne.

Kelly Osbourne Mixed Alcohol

She was a monstrously plump, ugly girl with excellent vocal abilities who simply killed herself with alcohol because of the painful perception of her own appearance. As soon as she realized that vodka would not help her, she just needed to take care of herself, as the result was not long in coming. Kelly lost weight, fell into the hands of a talented stylist and literally transformed - a very attractive and talented young woman with a bright and successful future opened up in her.

Kelly Osbourne became a beauty thanks to sobriety

To do this, she had to realize that she herself had value, and not the alcohol she had drunk.

Alcohol kills a woman

You don't have to rely on alcohol to solve all your problems. Where a glass of cognac relieves stress, the bottle will be a step into the abyss. Consider if you are ready to take this step.

I am very glad that you were with me today.