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International: Russia and the former Soviet Union

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There are about 70 million smokers in the former Soviet Union, or 26% of the

population. 90% of the cigarettes produced are of the high tar variety, and 700 billion

are consumed each year. (Another source estimates consumption at 450 billion).

Tobacco: A Major International Health Hazard, p. 75, NBC News, March 10, 1994,

and American Medical News, September 28, 1992

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There are 280,000 yearly deaths from smoking in Russia.

CNN news, August 26, 1997

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A 1993 survey found that 48% of male and 14% of female medical students in Russia

were smokers.

Tobacco or Health: a Global Status Report, p. 372

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Smoking rates for Russian males have increased to 66%, compared to 53% in 1985,

and 26% of Russian women smoke, up from 10% in 1985

Oakland Tribune, September 14, 1997, p. A14 (Cox News Service)

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American companies in the former Soviet Union have a 7% market share; in 1992,

Philip Morris exported 24 billion Marlboros (which cost five times the price of local

brands), and RJ Reynolds sold 14 billion cigarettes. The former Soviet Union is the

world's third largest market (after China and the US), and 400,000 people there die

yearly of smoking-related diseases.

Philip Morris International in 1992 signed a contract to build a factory near St.

Petersburg capable of producing 10 billion cigarettes a year.

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