Igraduated from the Odessa Polytechnical Institute and received my diploma as an engineer. I then worked in the “Stal’kanat” factory in Odessa. During the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the business closed.
I did casual jobs, and then I became friends with people who sold homemade alcohol. My life changed, and I started to use alcohol regularly. After work I went to a café with friends, and we would share a bottle of vodka. ...