Java (cigarette)
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Java is a brand of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n cigarette
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...

s. The Java brand was established in 1966 and was the first in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 to produce filtered cigarettes. The brand is currently owned by BAT Russia, the Russian division of British-American Tobacco.

Java comes in four varieties: regular Java, Java Novaya (Java New), Java Zolotaya (Java Gold) and Java Export.

In 2009, the Java brand entered the Forbes
Forbes
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50 top largest brands of Russia, and has finally taken the 9th place, and the first place among cigarette brands.

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