By Rosalba Castelletti
(La Repubblica)
“
The novelty is an old practice that has sunk into oblivion,
” says an old Russian adage.
Thus, in order to fight against alcoholism which - according to politicians - has reached "
worrying figures
" in many regions of the Federation, the Kremlin has decided to dust off the
vytrezviteli
, literally "
detoxification stations
".
Created during the Tsarist era and notorious under Stalin, these cells, where drunkards picked up in the streets were locked up until they sobered up, had been abolished ten years ago.
But for the deputies of the Duma, who supported the law signed at the end of the year by Vladimir Putin and which entered into force on January 1, the “
shelters for drunkards
”constitute the last weapon in the fight against alcoholism.
Each year, around 50,000 Russians die from excessive alcohol consumption;
up to 10,000 of them succumb to hypothermia after
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