▁O wn ers ▁of ▁business es ▁who ▁fail ▁to ▁put ▁up ▁no ▁sm oking ▁signs ▁could ▁be ▁pen al ised ▁with ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁z ł oty , ▁while ▁to b acco ▁produ cers ▁who ▁advert ise ▁their ▁products ▁as ▁" less ▁harm ful " ▁or ▁" he alth ier " ▁could ▁be ▁f ined ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 0 0 ▁z ł oty . ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁effect ▁the ▁ban ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁active ▁sm ok ers ▁in ▁Poland . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁poll ▁by ▁C B OS , ▁both ▁before ▁the ▁ban ▁and ▁ 2 ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁sm oking ▁Pol es ▁was ▁exactly ▁the ▁same : ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁Russia ▁Russia ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁anti - sm oking ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev ▁comm enced ▁an ▁anti - to b acco ▁strategy ▁that ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁propos als ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁Health ▁Ministry ▁to ▁ce ase ▁advert ising , ▁increase ▁tax ▁on ▁cig aret te ▁sales ▁and ▁ban ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁spaces . ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁sm oking ▁death ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁citizens ▁dying ▁every ▁year ▁of ▁sm oking -