Since 1988, the day of May 31 has become inextricably linked to the fight against smoking: according to the World Health Organization directive, the last day of spring is considered world No tobacco day. Every year the day without tobacco has its slogan. The theme of the 2019 year is tobacco and lung health. In Russia, throughout history, smoking was treated differently. For example, in Ivane Grozny smoking was fashionable. To prohibit tobacco became after the reign of the Romanov family. Under Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich the smokers were beaten with sticks, and after the Big Moscow fire in 1634 smokers executed, though in practice the death penalty was often replaced by cutting of a nose. At P... [Read more]