MOSCOW, January 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is among the world’s heaviest smoking countries, outranked only by China, India and Indonesia, according to a new report out Wednesday.
RIA Novosti: Russia world’s fourth in number of smokers
A man smokes at the Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 1, 2013. Russia's ambitious smoking ban, which aims to cut the number of smokers in half and improve public health, went into effect today amid doubts that its measures can be fully enforced. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV
