Some aspects of medical education in the former Soviet Union

Some aspects of medical education in the former Soviet Union.

Comment on “Some Aspects of Nonbeverage Alcohol Consumption in the Former Soviet Union”

The paper by Jargin [1] addressed highly relevant topic: the phenomenon of nonbeverage or surrogate alcohol consumption. In Russia, the consumption of homemade spirits (samogon) and surrogate alcohols (i.e., products that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption), also referred to as noncommercial or unrecorded alcohol, is somewhat common [2, 3]. Among the most common surrogates are...

Some Aspects of Nonbeverage Alcohol Consumption in the Former Soviet Union

Toxicity of some legally sold alcoholic beverages has contributed to enhanced mortality in Russia since 1990. Widespread drunkenness during the early 1990s facilitated privatization of economy: workers and some intelligentsia did not oppose privatizations because of drunkenness and involvement in illegal activities. Apparently, alcohol consumption and heavy binge drinking have been decreasing i...

Thrusts in the Former Soviet Union

A revolutionary approach to identifying pervasive thrust areas (and their relationships) in large textual databases was applied to a compendium of assessments of applied research areas in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) generated by the Foreign Applied Sciences Assessment Center (FASAC). Related thrust areas were combined to yield the following major thrust groupings: IONOSPHERIC HEATING/ MODIFIC...

Healthcare development in the former Soviet Union.

A journey on the Moscow Metro is a rich and mixed experience. The trains are efficient, and many of the stations provide staggering examples celebrating Russian design and architecture across the centuries. At Ploschad Revolyutsil station, bronze statues adorn each corner and alcove. They pay homage to the great ideals of Soviet society; the collective farmworker, the soldier, the athlete, the ...