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{{Short description|Russian cigarette brand}}
{{infobox brand
| name= Prima
| logo=
| image= [[File:Prima Sigareti S Filtrom (Full flavour).jpg|250px]]
| caption= An old Russian pack of Prima cigarettes, with a Russian text warning at the bottom of the pack.
| type= [[Cigarette]]
| producedby= ''Kyiv Tobacco Factory'', various Russian tobacco manufacturers
| origin= [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]], [[Soviet Union]]
| introduced= {{start date and age|1970}}
| discontinued= 
| related=
| markets= See ''[[#Markets|Markets]]''
| previousowners= 
| trademarkregistrations=
| ambassadors= 
| tagline=
| website= 
| footnotes = Carcinogenicity: [[IARC group 1]]
}}

'''Prima''' is a Russian brand of [[cigarette]]s that was [[manufactured]] at the Kyiv Tobacco Factory in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] since 1970. Today, it is owned and manufactured in [[Russia]] by various tobacco manufacturers.<ref name="imperial-tobacco">{{cite web|url=http://imperial-tobacco.com.ua/en/about/history/|website=imperial-tobacco.com.ua|title=History|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref><ref name="fishki">{{cite web|url=https://fishki.net/2336995-sigarety-prima.html|website=fishki.net|title=Сигареты Прима|date=14 July 2017 |access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref>

==History==
Prima cigarettes were created by the leadership of the [[German Labor Front]] (DAF) during the [[Reichskommissariat Ukraine|occupation of Ukraine by Germany]] in the Second World War; the target market was [[guest worker]]s. The tutu was painted with colors of [[fascism|fascist]] symbols and the name was written in the German [[Blackletter]] font. In 1970, these cigarettes were produced again in the [[Soviet Union]], becoming popular because of their low price (just 14 [[Russian ruble|kopeyki]]) and the quality of their tobacco compared to another popular Russian brand, [[Belomorkanal]]. Prima cigarettes are now produced by a number of tobacco factories throughout Russia.<ref>{{cite journal |author = Олег Трутнев |url= https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2982527 |title= "Прима" контрафакта |edition= Газета "Коммерсантъ"  |date= 2016-10-05 |issue= 79 |page = 1 }}</ref><ref name="fishki"/><ref name="cigarettespedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/BrandPrima|title=BrandPrima|website=Cigarettes Pedia|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref>

==Markets==
Prima cigarettes are sold in the following countries: [[Moldova]], [[Transnistria]], the [[Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], the [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]], [[Belarus]], [[Ukraine]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[Russia]], [[Novorossiya (confederation)|Novorossiya]],  [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Israel]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/BrandPrima|title=BrandPrima - Cigarettes Pedia|website=www.cigarettespedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Prima.htm|title=Prima|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Kaskad.htm|title=Kaskad|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Klassika.htm|title=Klassika|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_PapirosyNostalgia.htm|title=Papirosy Nostal'gia|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Priam.htm|title=Priam|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Pryman.htm|title=Pryman|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_SigaretyNostalgiya.htm|title=Sigarety Nostalgiya|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Trima.htm|title=Trima|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zigsam.at/B_Trimma.htm|title=Trimma|website=www.zigsam.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarety.by/brand.php?n=10&l=27&p=0&w=%CF%D0%C8%CC%C0 |title=Brands |publisher=Cigarety.by |access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarety.by/brand.php?n=10&l=15&p=0&w=PRIIMA+|title=Brands|website=www.cigarety.by}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarety.by/brand.php?n=10&l=15&p=0&w=PRIMA+|title=Brands|website=www.cigarety.by}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarety.by/brand.php?n=10&l=27&p=0&w%253D%25CF%25D0%25C8%25CC%25C0+%25C4%25CE%25CD%25C0|title=Brands|website=www.cigarety.by}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cigarety.by/brand.php?n=10&l=27&p=0&w%253D%25CF%25D0%25C8%25CC%25C0+%25CD%25CE%25D1%25D2%25C0%25CB%25DC%25C3%25C8%25DF|title=Brands|website=www.cigarety.by}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Tobacco smoking]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rucig.ru/prima.htm Фото и описание сигаретных пачек Прима]

[[Category:Russian cigarette brands]]
[[Category:Soviet brands]]