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Moscow: fittest city 2003? - The Politics Of Fat Loss - Brief Article
Men's Fitness, June, 2002
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, who skis and practices judo, has challenged his fellow citizens to become physically active, calling sports vital to "the quality of life of Russian citizens, their social and psychological well-being, and also their physical health." Putin cited the country's low life expectancy (65 1/2 years) and a 20 percent drop in the number of sports centers around the country.
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We applaud his efforts, but we suspect that Putin's real motivation was a fear that MEN'S FITNESS would take our U.S. Fattest Cities survey international.
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