I actually don't have any readings that are specifically on the place of Vodka but I recently wrote an answer about vodka/alcohol in Russian history here.

Some other books that discuss vodka/spirits in the context of a more general context of Russian history...

Saunders, David. Russia in the Age of Reaction and Reform, 1801-1881.

Rogger, Hans. Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution, 1881-1917.

This book examines industrial workers in Tsarist Russia (something I didn't really discuss in my above answer. Labor and Society in Tsarist Russia by Zelnik, Reginald.

This is a book I've been meaning to read but haven't had a chance yet and seems to cover the topic your interested in. The Alcoholic Empire: Vodka and Politics in Late Tsarist Russia by Herlihy, Patricia.