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Belomorkanal

A friend of mine brought me a packet of Belomorkanal cigarettes over the weekend. I love the charming old-school, though perhaps politically incorrect, design of the package (notice on the map that the Baltic states are still colored "red").

These cigs are cheap, filterless, and very strong. I'm told they're popular in the Russian navy because you can run out topside and choke one down in about a minute for a huge nicotine hit... also because there's a piece of cardboard on one end that you can twist around your finger, making it easier to hang on to the cig if the ship is pitching in heavy sea.

A bit much for me (I've been trying to quit smoking again and was thrown for a loop by the harsh taste), but a good experience to chalk up under "research."