title: Putin's Dirty Little Secret: HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation
abstract: The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in Russia is shocking. While the governments of many countries, including those of South Africa and India, have managed to get their HIV/AIDS epidemics under control, Russiaâs continues to be one of the worldâs only HIV/AIDS epidemics that is still growing. Despite this fact, Putin and his administration have done surprisingly little to combat the spread of the disease. HIV/AIDS is a highly stigmatized disease in Russia, making it particularly diff
journal: eScholarship (California Digital Library)