The Kremlin says Russians are drinking and smoking far less and exercising far more than just a few years ago. Has Russia finally gotten the upper hand on the chronic health problems that have caused its demographic decline?
Christian Science Monitor: Kremlin says Russians are drinking less and exercising more. Are they?
A security officer looks at a miner blowing into a breath alcohol detector before the start of his shift at the Yubileynaya Mine, 40 km (28 miles) outside the Siberian city of Novokuznetsk, on Dec. 9, 2010.
