11 March 2003 MOSCOW, Russia–In the early 20th century, every 10th man in the world lived in the Russian empire and, in its later years, every twentieth man lived in the Soviet Union. Today, every fortieth man in the world lives in Russia, and in the mid-21st century that figure will be more like every hundredth.The population of Russia has […]

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