related ▁causes ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁also ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁a ▁pack ▁of ▁c igare tt es ▁in ▁Russia ▁typically ▁costs ▁around ▁the ▁£ 1 ▁mark . ▁ ▁A ▁strict ▁law ▁aim ed ▁to ▁protect ▁people ’ s ▁health ▁from ▁to b acco ▁smoke ▁and ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁sm oking ▁that ▁introduced ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁sm oking ▁in ▁all ▁closed ▁public ▁areas ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁W HO ▁Framework ▁Convention ▁on ▁Tob acco ▁Control ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁At ▁first ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁ab users ▁were ▁not ▁f ined ▁- ▁the ▁mechanism ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁consideration . ▁The ▁law ▁prohib its ▁sm oking ▁at ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁cultural ▁and ▁sport ing ▁organizations , ▁be aches , ▁stad iums , ▁on ▁play ground s ▁and ▁in ▁hosp it als , ▁in ▁san ator iums ▁and ▁at ▁health ▁resort s , ▁inside ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁public ▁organizations ▁and ▁at ▁filling ▁stations . ▁Sm oking ▁is ▁b anned ▁ab o ard ▁aircraft , ▁on ▁the ▁sub way ▁and ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁public ▁transport . ▁From ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁on , ▁sm oking ▁at ▁working ▁places , ▁near ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁educational , ▁cultural , ▁sport ing ▁and ▁health care ▁organizations , ▁in ▁houses ’ ▁hall ways , ▁at ▁railway ▁stations ▁and ▁air ports ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁pun ished ▁with ▁a ▁fine ▁from ▁ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁rou bles ▁($ 1