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Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

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Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR
Java, Capital, Space, Apollo-Soyuz, Prima, Laika – these names are familiar to millions of smokers of the Soviet Union, and not only to smokers. Soviet cigarette story began after World War II. Prior to that, the majority of smokers used cigars and Hand-rolled cigarettes. Cigarettes with filter and form of international standard appeared only in 1966. By the mid 70-ies of the USSR entered the three of the world’s leading manufacturers of tobacco products, giving the palm only the US and China. The Soviet Union produced 365 billion cigarettes per year – about a tenth of the world’s production. Cigarettes have become essential goods for many Soviet people thanks to colorful printed ads, in the form of posters.

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR. Best cigarettes of Crimea

Best cigarettes of Crimea

In the USSR produced cigarette brands dedicated to fly into space, festivals, some cities and regions of the immense Soviet Union. In addition, specific “own” tobacco had almost all of the representatives of the population – from poets to miners. The names speak for themselves: Hunting, Melody, River fleet, South, North, Medeo, Guards. There was even surprising for those times cigarette brand ‘Manager’, which was produced at the Kiev tobacco factory.

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR. Cigarettes - the new standard gun. Leningrad cigarette factory

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR. Cigarettes – the new standard gun. Leningrad cigarette factory

The country – “smoker №1” were the United States. So, the giants of the American tobacco industry did not stint on bright catchy advertising.

Cigarettes of Moscow factory Ducat, Java, Red Star

Cigarettes of Moscow factory Ducat, Java, Red Star

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health warned and warns – smoking is dangerous to your health

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke Aurora cigarettes

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke cigarettes ‘North’

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke cigarettes of captains

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke Derby cigarettes

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke fragrant cigarettes

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke packet cigarettes, nowhere else, except Mosselprom

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke Ukrainian cigarettes of high quality

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smokers have agreed – there are no better cigarettes than these ones

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

There are no cigarettes better than ‘Gossiper’

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

American cigarette ads

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

I do believe I’ll try one… Chesterfield cigarettes

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

L&M moment

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Philip Morris – more delicate in flavor

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Philip Morris – naturally gentle…

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Smoke old golds

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

This … is L&M moment

Vintage Cigarette ads in USSR

Which is the jewel? …. Murad cigarettes