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[8] In 2003 the European Union witnessed a surge in cigarette case sales, attributable to the introduction of prominent black-bordered warning labels on cigarette packs, e.g., "Smokers Die Younger", etc., by an EU directive in January 2003

It may well be that ultimately it is this, rather than wider concerns about the babushka state, that will ultimately tilt the Kremlins political calculations.

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[1] Smoking is especially common among people with psychiatric conditions, as they are more likely to start young, smoke heavily, and have difficulty quitting