Belomorkanal (Russian: Беломорканал) is a Russian brand of papirosa (cigarettes), originally made by the Uritsky tobacco factory [ru] in Leningrad, Soviet Union.

Laika (Russian: Лайка) was a Soviet brand of cigarettes, which was manufactured by various Soviet tobacco companies, but most notably the "Tabachnaya Fabrika Dukat Moscow" and the "Tabachnaya Fabrika No.1 Leningrad".

It proved a monumental year for Soviet tobacco, for in 1949, just four years after World War II devasted the industry, Soviet tobacco returned to prewar production levels (Figure 7.1).¹ The abundance of playful packs and Ivanova’s casual posture little hint at the difficult times the factory had weathered, but Ivanova, who led Iava from the 1930...

Nov 15, 2022 · Enriched by color reproductions of tobacco advertisements, packs, and anti-smoking propaganda, this book provides a comprehensive study of the Soviet tobacco habit. The book examines how the Soviets maintained the first mass-smoking society in the world while simultaneously fighting it.

Culture, politics, and economics influenced the growth of smoking in the Soviet Union, and they influenced the Soviet reaction to research from the 1950s connecting tobacco to cancer and other diseases.

Jan 23, 2023 · Nick Flores reviews historian Tricia Starks’ new book, "Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR," which he says provides a window into the Soviet project through the lens of its cigarette industry.

The emerging pattern of cigarette use in the USSR and its related health consequences is remarkably similar to the experi? ence in Western industrialised countries.

Jun 7, 2023 · During World War II, tobacco and cigarettes became an essential staple for the armies, on both the Nazi and Soviet sides. Entire cigarette factories were moved away from the front to maintain production. Tobacco fields became coveted targets of the Nazi conquest or of the Soviet resistance.

While rummaging around in a box in my office sometime ago, I found this old crushed box of Belomorkanal (Беломорканал) cigarettes from my visit to Russia years ago. The Belomorkanals were "famed" throughout Russia and Eastern Europe for …

May 18, 2023 · When I first went over to the Soviet Union in 1990, people advised me to take condoms and cigarettes for trade. Both were considered worth more than the ruble, and neither was made in good quality or supply.