Freezing temp = room temp in Russia.
Have you ever been to Russia?
Yes. But it was a joke, either way :-/
Cold good vodka from a freezer should ooze from the bottle almost like syrup, eaten with pickles and fatty pork, room temperatures on the whole in Russia are very hot especially in high rises, I have never been to a Russian home where it is so hot that I didn't want to get naked...
Outside temperatures may be in the -40s but inside they all seem to be in the +40s,,,
I on a visit to Russia some years ago often had Vocka as I like the stuff and it was almost free of charge. And it was never at freezing temperature. Neither in the Rossyia Hotel nor in any bar or restaurant. A work colleague of dad distilled his own superb vodka at home and NEVER kept it in the fridge, only in the cellar (Mr B lived in Zch Seefeld)