Many more eastern European cities reported substantially greater levels of air and water pollution, less relative area of green space and less living space for residents than those in the west and north. 38% of Moscow residents, in 1995, complained that there were insufficient green parks in the city; 40% reported a lack of places to relax and sit; while 61% said that there was not enough clean air in Moscow (www.mos.ru) , 1998). St. Petersburg and Minsk were the only two out of 45 cities which reported not having any sport and recreational facilities for every 1000 inhabitants. Out of 38 cities, St. Petersburg ranked 5^th highest in reporting single parent families; 2^nd in reporting a young median age for a first birth; and the only city to report an abortion rate over 100% of the birth rate. St. Petersburg also ranked 2^nd highest in a clustering of mortality rates by disease: circulatory, chronic, and deaths due to trauma (WHO, Healthy Cities, 1998).