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Russian Government May Stop Tobacco Products Sales

When I returned to Moscow after living in England where smoking in public places has been prohibited for a number of years I found it hard at first to cope with smokers in cafes. Granted already in 2010 some cafes did have non-smoking areas, but it was still a long shot from an express taboo.

Come 2012, and here is the news that the Russian Government plans to discuss the pill vetoing smoking in public places and tobacco products sales in kiosks and small shops. No-smoking areas are to include the open-air markets, transport stops, long-distance trains, and even staircases in apartments (the long-term favourite of all home smokers).
We’ll have to wait and see what comes of it. The bill also suggests to cut down on tobacco products advertising, especially if an advert for kids features smoking or cigarettes; and to avoid showing the same products in the shopwindows.
I’m totally for it, even though Moscow cafes have now a clearly designated no-smoking space. Until you get a taste of it you don’t realise how wonderful it is to come back home after a night out and not have to head to the shower because your hair smells this hideous mix of different cigarettes. Nevermind the fact that smoking in cinema has long become a cliche, it would be nice to gradually erase this cliche from real life as well. Would do more good to our culture.
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