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President Putin Signs Historic Law to Fight Tobacco Use in Russia
The law reflects the growing concern over the horrific toll of tobacco in Russia, where one-third of citizens smoke -- including an estimated 60 percent of men -- and tobacco kills nearly 400,000 people each year. It also demonstrates how the fight agains
Feb 25, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Feb 25, 2013 20:45
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News Analysis: Russia adopts anti-tobacco law amid controversy
The smoking issue is highly sensitive in Russia because, according to estimations of Andrey Loskutov, president of the Russian Cigar Union, the number of smokers equals to 40 million with the total population slightly over 140 million. Loskutov, who ad
Feb 25, 2013
Xinhua Newswire
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Feb 25, 2013 11:16
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[Russia] Putin Signs Anti-Smoking Law to Curb Cigarette Demand
Effective June 1, the law bans smoking in public ares including workplaces, stairwells of apartment buildings and near schools and hospitals. It also sets minimum prices for cigarettes and allows for higher excise taxes. The ban on public smoking will be
Feb 25, 2013
Business Week/Bloomberg
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Feb 25, 2013 11:14
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Russia Signs Anti-Smoking Law
The Ministry of Health, which had drafted the law and was the main force behind it, said they expect the new rules to cut the number of deaths related to smoking in the country by half in the next 10 to 15 years. About 40% of Russians smoke—a total of 44
Feb 25, 2013
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
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Feb 25, 2013 11:13
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[Russia] Crackdown on smoking: Putin signs radical anti-tobacco bill into law
Feb 25, 2013
RT TV / TV Novosti (ru)
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Feb 25, 2013 11:11
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Putin signs law to curb smoking, tobacco sales in Russia | Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will ban smoking in most public places and restrict cigarette sales in the world's second-largest tobacco market after China. The law will ban smoking in some public places...
Feb 25, 2013
Reuters
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Feb 25, 2013 10:58
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Russia deletes your right to vodka
Cigarettes are incredibly cheap in Russia, which has also held up the high smoking rate. While Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world, a packet of cigarettes costs just one euro. In fact, Russia has one of the highest rates of smokers in
Feb 22, 2013
West Journal - Welfare Society Territory (it)
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Feb 23, 2013 11:56
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[Russia] Deputies Ask That Chess Master Karpov Be Investigated as Foreign Agent
Several Duma deputies, including ones from United Russia, stated in a letter to the ministry that the charitable foundation Peace and Harmony, co-founded by Karpov, is a partner of Japan Tobacco International, one of the three largest tobacco companies in
Feb 22, 2013
Moscow Times
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Feb 21, 2013 17:47
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Russians longing for $100 fine for smoking in public
Some 35 percent of Russians support an initiative to introduce a 3,000-ruble ($100) fine for smoking in public places, an opinion poll said Monday. The poll by the Public Opinion Foundation found 34 percent said the fine would be too big, whereas 19 perc
Feb 21, 2013
Parda Phash (in)
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Feb 21, 2013 19:36
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Russia tries to improve life expectancy with laws curbing drinking, smoking
Two big steps are in the works to change some of the dynamics. Russia’s lower house of parliament overwhelmingly passed a bill forbidding smoking in public places, which the upper house approved Wednesday and is expected to be signed quickly by Putin.
Feb 21, 2013
The Washington Post
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Feb 21, 2013 11:13