A lot of the more effective nootropics like semax, phenylpiracetam, noopept and cerebrolysin were developed by Russian pharmaceutical companies and are sold as

A lot of the more effective nootropics like semax, phenylpiracetam, noopept and cerebrolysin were developed by Russian pharmaceutical companies and are sold as regular pharmaceuticals in Russia. Why is Russia so interested in developing brain drugs? A lot of studies with these drugs are related to fixing brain damage from alcoholism.