Laika (cigarette)
| File:Laika Cigarettes (Full Flavour).jpg An old Soviet pack of Laika cigarettes. | |
| Product type | Cigarette |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Various Soviet tobacco factories, including Tabachnaya Fabrika Dukat Moscow and the Tabachnaya Fabrika No.1 Leningrad |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Introduced | 1957 |
| Discontinued | 1990s |
| Markets | See Markets |
| Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 | |
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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".[1][2] The brand was named after the dog Laika who was the first animal launched in space by the USSR on the 3rd of November, 1957.
History
Laika cigarettes were created in 1957 to honour Laika, a dog sent into space by the Soviet space program.[3][4][5] The cigarettes were produced under supervision of the Ministry of Food Industry. The cigarettes were mainly sold in the Soviet Union, but they were also sold in the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of Bulgaria and Finland as Duty Free variants.[1][2]
A few TV advertisements were made for Laika cigarettes.[5][6]
It is unknown when the brand was discontinued, but it is speculated that Laika cigarettes were ended when the dissolution of the Soviet Union happened. It is known however, that the cigarettes were sold up until the 1980s.[2]
Packaging
The pack is a mixture of blue and white, featuring the dog Laika on the front of the pack with underneath the word "Лайка" ("Laika") written in Russian, as well as the Sputnik 2, the Hammer and sickle which is placed on the rocket she was in, the Moon and various stars, representing space. The back features a message that is written in Russian, as well as a seal of approval, the date the pack was created, the amount of cigarettes in the pack (20) and the words "Made in U.S.S.R." written in English.
See also
- Tobacco smoking
- Drina (cigarette)
- Elita (cigarette)
- Filter 57 (cigarette)
- Gauloises
- Jadran (cigarette)
- Lovćen (cigarette)
- Morava (cigarette)
- Partner (cigarette)
- Smart (cigarette)
- Time (cigarette)
- Sobranie
- Jin Ling
- LD (cigarette)
- Walter Wolf (cigarette)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BrandLajka - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Laika". www.zigsam.at.
- ↑ "Stubbed out: the 21 most iconic cigarette packets of all time". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Wild, Chris (2 October 2014). "How the Soviet Union Honored the Dogs That Conquered Space". mashable.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture (2 December 2009). "Classic Commercial - "Laika Cigarettes" - 1957" – via YouTube.
- ↑ MrPazarium (7 October 2010). "LAIKA" – via YouTube.
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