Tag Archives: Health
Fearbox
Come next Saturday, Russians will find that their cigarettes look very, very different. Following up on a highly controversial and uberblunt anti-smoking ad campaign, the Duma has introduced a law that will eliminate the bland “Smoking is harmful to your health” … Continue reading
Humane society
Okay, what is up today, Russia? Seriously, is everything okay? Because now I’m hearing news that the administration of Ulianovsk Oblast’ found a unique way of dealing with their stray dog problem: shoot them all to hell. Apparently, authorities spent … Continue reading
Oh, god
I’ve written before about the recruitment woes of the Russian army. For one thing, there’s the brutality of the hazing known as “dedovshchina” that kills hundreds annually and makes any able-bodied young Russian male go faint — so faint that, … Continue reading
Just when it was all going so well, a pedestrian jumps under a car
Remember that post I did yesterday about the road safety ministry releasing data showing decreases in accidents, drunk driving and fatalities, as well as amazingly high pedestrian deaths? Well, in Rostov yesterday night — just a few hours after the … Continue reading
