In Sochi, banned smoking in parks and on beaches of the city.

Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov signed a charter "Sochi without tobacco, banning smoking not only in all institutions of education, health and culture, but also in parks, squares and on beaches. The Charter calls on all sochintsev consolidate efforts to protect the rights of children and non-smokers to clean air and health.

In the future capital of the Winter Olympics in 2014 will identify specific areas for smoking, which will be the first open-air cafes.

In countries that are actively fighting against smoking, as a rule, doing the opposite: allow smoking outdoors and prohibit - in restaurants, cafes and pubs. According to the mayor, in a special smoking area, the owners must put ashtrays, and that everyone knew: desire to smoke - sat, smoked and went on.

In the 70 years of Sochi have already tried to make "the world's first city of Smoking" by introducing tough restrictions on smoking in public places. Now in the resort city of smokes about 60% of the population. The authorities of Sochi are going to spend 12 million rubles on anti-tobacco advertising.