The last twenty years of transitions have showed mixed results regarding economic and
health developments in Eastern Europe an area which appears to be a unique laboratory for …

Background The size of Russia's population has been in overall decline since 1992, largely
as a consequence of a mortality rate that rose steeply in the early 1990s. In 1998, the World …

The former socialist countries of present-day Europe provide scenes for natural experiments
in many fields of social and political action. Alcohol production and sales and prevention of …

Three dimensions of alcohol issues as policy issues in transitional Russia are described in
this review. Contrary to the widely held international view, health aspects may not be the …

■ AIMS This article provides an overview of the major patterns of alcohol consumption (eg,
how much, how, and what Russians drink) and alcohol-related harm (eg, alcohol-related …

Drinking culture in Latvia during the Soviet Union times was in broad terms similar to that of
other neighbouring countries like Russia, Belarus, Estonia and Lithuania, where drinking …

Recent transitions in eastern Europe were followed by, or associated with, an outburst of
social problems, including those related to alcohol consumption. In alcohol-prevention …

Alcohol makes a large contribution to the difference in mortality observed between Eastern
and Western parts of Europe, as shown in the introduction of this book. In particular …

Since the mid-1980s public health in Russia and the Baltic countries has shown vast
fluctuations. After a notable improvement during the second half of the 1980s, the early …

Alcohol consumption seems to be decreasing in the traditional wine countries of southern
Europe. This paper describes the evolution of alcohol consumption over the last 30 years in …