[Marxism] NYTimes.com: Suicides In Lithuania Show Social Pains Persist

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Capitalism takes its toll in Baltic states High suicide rates are one of the 
painful social issues for the Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia 
which joined the European Union in 2004 after the Soviet Union's collapse. 
Beyond the impressive economic growth and transformation of their capitals from 
drab cities into tourist attractions is a world of hardship for large swathes 
of the population. Pensioners struggle to survive, healthcare facilities are 
often poor and cases of tuberculosis, a disease often associated with poverty, 
are far above the EU average. Tens of thousands of Latvians and Lithuanians 
have emigrated to seek higher wages and a better life: others seek a more final 
way out. 


WORLD | April 8, 2008
Suicides In Lithuania Show Social Pains Persist
By REUTERS
KIJUCIAI, Lithuania (Reuters) - Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in 
Europe and Darius Linkevicius, a wood cutter with a wife and three children, 
can understand why.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-lithuania-suicide.html?ex=1208318400&en=1d342a093eb2773c&ei=5070&emc=eta1




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