In Russia, already-high levels of alcohol consumption and homicide increased dramatically following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. By the turn of the century, Russia's rates of both drinking and lethal violence were among the highest in the world. . ..…
Yet Catholicism has not collapsed in Poland now that Russia no longer holds power on the country. . ... Poland’s eastern neighbors these days are Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine–all former Soviet SSRs. ..…
It's worthy of note that the growth of pro-Soviet Russia is taking place against the backdrop of the falling ratings of the authorities to the level before Crimea... ..…
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