Russia is still the largest asbestos manufacturer: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/global/city-i... and: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-10708279/asbestos-indus...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbest

Guess who else is pro-asbestos? The Russian mob: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-30/russian-mafia-behin...