Wine store. Photo: amwine.ru The Ministry of Health "ardently supports" the proposal submitted to the State Duma to ban alcohol to persons under the age of 21. This was stated by the head of the department Veronika Skvortsova, reports TASS. In many countries of America and Europe, "childhood ends not at the age of 18, but at 21, when a person can more thoughtfully carry out his own actions, make decisions," said Skvortsova.