Thought some of you may be interested in reading
A declining population threatens Russia39s future:
Part I: Russians are dying in record numbers from disease, suicide and substance abuse. Part II: An inadequate health- care system provides good care only for those who can pay. Part III: As Muslim populations grow, Russians confront a multiethnic future.
THE VANISHING RUSSIANS
For the Sick, No Place to Turn
By Kim Murphy
The population decline can be blamed in part on the broken-down healthcare system. If you're seriously ill, only serious money can help.
October 9, 2006
In a Battered City, Gravestones Tell the Story of a New Russia
By Kim Murphy
KARABASH, Russia 45 If cemeteries are the history books of towns, this one is full of pages. Along its winding, narrow paths, the headstones of the elderly mingle with those of the not-so-old: 17 years old, in one case. Then 33, 38.
October 9, 2006
THE VANISHING RUSSIANS: Part I
A Dying Population
By Kim Murphy
The nation is succumbing to a low birthrate, disease and despair. Leaders see the trend as a security threat.
October 8, 2006
A declining population threatens Russia39s future:
Part I: Russians are dying in record numbers from disease, suicide and substance abuse. Part II: An inadequate health- care system provides good care only for those who can pay. Part III: As Muslim populations grow, Russians confront a multiethnic future.
THE VANISHING RUSSIANS
For the Sick, No Place to Turn
By Kim Murphy
The population decline can be blamed in part on the broken-down healthcare system. If you're seriously ill, only serious money can help.
October 9, 2006
In a Battered City, Gravestones Tell the Story of a New Russia
By Kim Murphy
KARABASH, Russia 45 If cemeteries are the history books of towns, this one is full of pages. Along its winding, narrow paths, the headstones of the elderly mingle with those of the not-so-old: 17 years old, in one case. Then 33, 38.
October 9, 2006
THE VANISHING RUSSIANS: Part I
A Dying Population
By Kim Murphy
The nation is succumbing to a low birthrate, disease and despair. Leaders see the trend as a security threat.
October 8, 2006