Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s birthrate has fallen sharply while mortality has skyrocketed. Life expectancy for men is now an incredibly low 57 years, and the 14-year gap between life expectancy for men and women is the largest in the worldby PENNY MORVANT IN RECENT MONTHS, BOTH the national and regional press in Russia have been filled […]
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