Rigid sigmoidoscopy in Russia?

Are the standards to receive rigid sigmoidoscopy in russia different than the USA? Is it more widesread in that part of the world? I remember surfing the internet and trying to translate a lot of the medical websites in that part of the world. They seemed to imply that it was standard in that area to get a yearly rigid simoidoscope exam after the age of 35 or 40. Being that age I would love the thought of getting to go in yearly, and get on the table with my bottom in the air for the scope! Sadly it seems to be a thing of the past in my part of the world that I will never get to experience. If I could only go back a generation or two and experience a barium enema and a rigid sigmoidoscopy I would be a happy camper!

Not sure about Russia, but I haven't seen rigid scopes (except anoscopes) used much in the US anymore for screening. I had a rigid sigmoidoscopy in my '30s and trust me I LOVE things my rear end, but the doc must have been a card-carrying masochist as he joyfully straightened my rectosigmoid junction in about a quarter of a second and I WAS NOT a happy camper.

It would be awesome to get a yearly sigmoidoscopy here in the US!