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Laika

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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". 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. 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 Finland as Duty Free variants. A few TV advertisements were made for Laika cigarettes. 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.

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“Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I’m sorry about it. We shouldn’t have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog.”
— Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists who trained Laika (speaking in 1998).
“Prayers were said for the dog and people were asked to observe a minute's silence each day with special thoughts for her early and safe return to Earth.”
— Daily Herald newspaper (November 1957)
“That does not raise my apprehension, not one iota.”
— President Eisenhower's comments on the military significance of the Soviet Space Agency sending a living passenger into orbit. (3 November 1957)
“[...] the fuzziest, loneliest, unhappiest dog in the world.”
— The Times newspaper (5 November 1957)
“First dog in space died within hours, BBC News Online (October 28, 2002)”
— On This Day, November 3 - 1957: Russians launch dog into space. (BBC News)

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Notable quotes

“Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I’m sorry about it. We shouldn’t have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog.”
— Oleg Gazenko, one of the scientists who trained Laika (speaking in 1998).
“Prayers were said for the dog and people were asked to observe a minute's silence each day with special thoughts for her early and safe return to Earth.”
— Daily Herald newspaper (November 1957)
“That does not raise my apprehension, not one iota.”
— President Eisenhower's comments on the military significance of the Soviet Space Agency sending a living passenger into orbit. (3 November 1957)
“[...] the fuzziest, loneliest, unhappiest dog in the world.”
— The Times newspaper (5 November 1957)
“First dog in space died within hours, BBC News Online (October 28, 2002)”
— On This Day, November 3 - 1957: Russians launch dog into space. (BBC News)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Laika: Soviet space dog (c. 1954–1957) · American stop-motion animation studio · dog type · graphic novel

Overview

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". 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. 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 Finland as Duty Free variants. A few TV advertisements were made for Laika cigarettes. 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.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).