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Russia banned drug information? What sort of information, like pharmacology?

filoleg 7y ago
It is implied that the parent comment was talking about illegal drugs. Interesting side fact: unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language. Which a lot of times makes it easier to spot russian-speaking posters, as they tend to refer to illegal drugs as just "drugs", while referring to legal ones using other more specific terms, like "pills" or something else.
- smsm42 7y ago
  Illegal drugs, precursors (such chemicals as acetone or sulphuric acid), plants that may contain chemicals that are components of illegal drugs, information that may be considered "propagandizing" using of drugs, etc. > unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language Which two words do you mean? I can't think of any two fitting this description.
  - filoleg 7y ago
    “Наркотики” for illegal drugs and “лекарства” for legal. I realize that the first one translates literally as “narcotics”, but it is used in russian language exactly like “illegal drugs” is in english. On a side-note, until I saw your reply, I didn’t realize how bad it was. It is absolutely crazy to me that something like “acetone” would fall under this law. Thanks for posting a concise summary.
- narag 7y ago
  Not only Russian. In Spanish "droga" y "medicamento" are different words too.
  - baud147258 7y ago
    French too: "drogues" and "médicaments"
- mschuster91 7y ago
  > Interesting side fact: unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language. German is the same: "Drogen" = illegal drugs like cannabis, "Medizin" = medicine. For Germans learning English, "drug store" may sound confusing until one learns about the various distinct meanings of the word "drug" in English.
  - petre 7y ago
    In Greece, when I asked a waiters for directions to a drug store they all made big eyes until I said the German word which is probably derrived from the Greek αποθήκη. It was quite funny.
  - int_19h 7y ago
    "Drug store" was probably the most confusing term I ran into in colloquial American English for this same reason. Just saying it sounded all kinds of wrong at first.
- anonoholic 7y ago
  Funnily enough, English does too. "drugs" vs. "medicine" (pharmaceuticals).
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smsm42 7y ago
Mostly information about making drugs that are frequently abused, but it's hard to say specifically what qualifies since some law bans just "propaganda" and what is "propaganda" is for any local judge to decide, and decide they do. And some bans information such as "growing plants containing narcotic drugs" - so if you are a gardener and want to know how to grow a poppy flower, woe is to you. Also if you are chemist and want to make an experiment involving acetone (it's a "drug precursor"). And so on. Some more general information in English here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Internet_Restriction_Bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Internet_Restriction_B... but this is not the only law, there are many additional bans (Russian parliament is sometimes called "crazy printer" in Russia because it has issued so many insane laws). You can read about banning Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Wikipedia_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Wikipedia_in_Russia

It is implied that the parent comment was talking about illegal drugs. Interesting side fact: unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language. Which a lot of times makes it easier to spot russian-speaking posters, as they tend to refer to illegal drugs as just "drugs", while referring to legal ones using other more specific terms, like "pills" or something else.

smsm42 7y ago
Illegal drugs, precursors (such chemicals as acetone or sulphuric acid), plants that may contain chemicals that are components of illegal drugs, information that may be considered "propagandizing" using of drugs, etc. > unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language Which two words do you mean? I can't think of any two fitting this description.
- filoleg 7y ago
  “Наркотики” for illegal drugs and “лекарства” for legal. I realize that the first one translates literally as “narcotics”, but it is used in russian language exactly like “illegal drugs” is in english. On a side-note, until I saw your reply, I didn’t realize how bad it was. It is absolutely crazy to me that something like “acetone” would fall under this law. Thanks for posting a concise summary.
narag 7y ago
Not only Russian. In Spanish "droga" y "medicamento" are different words too.
- baud147258 7y ago
  French too: "drogues" and "médicaments"
mschuster91 7y ago
> Interesting side fact: unlike in english, there are two completely distinct words for illegal and legal drugs in russian language. German is the same: "Drogen" = illegal drugs like cannabis, "Medizin" = medicine. For Germans learning English, "drug store" may sound confusing until one learns about the various distinct meanings of the word "drug" in English.
- petre 7y ago
  In Greece, when I asked a waiters for directions to a drug store they all made big eyes until I said the German word which is probably derrived from the Greek αποθήκη. It was quite funny.
- int_19h 7y ago
  "Drug store" was probably the most confusing term I ran into in colloquial American English for this same reason. Just saying it sounded all kinds of wrong at first.
anonoholic 7y ago
Funnily enough, English does too. "drugs" vs. "medicine" (pharmaceuticals).
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smsm42 7y ago

Mostly information about making drugs that are frequently abused, but it's hard to say specifically what qualifies since some law bans just "propaganda" and what is "propaganda" is for any local judge to decide, and decide they do. And some bans information such as "growing plants containing narcotic drugs" - so if you are a gardener and want to know how to grow a poppy flower, woe is to you. Also if you are chemist and want to make an experiment involving acetone (it's a "drug precursor"). And so on. Some more general information in English here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Internet_Restriction_Bill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Internet_Restriction_B... but this is not the only law, there are many additional bans (Russian parliament is sometimes called "crazy printer" in Russia because it has issued so many insane laws). You can read about banning Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Wikipedia_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Wikipedia_in_Russia