Laika () 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 USSR space dog Laika, the first animal launched into orbit.
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 also in the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of Bulgaria and