re: #166 Dr Lizardo

That, and their information suppression seems to be a tactic to prevent an all-out panic from breaking out.

Russians just sullenly live with the fact that they are lied to. It is just the way of things. As long as things get marginally better or at least do not get considerably, they get along with it.

Things are about to get a lot worse: aging population + underdeveloped health-care system.