White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal (Russian: Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal (BBK)), opened on August 2, 1933 is a ship canal that joins the White Sea and the Baltic Sea near St. Petersburg. Its original name was Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal imeni Stalina, "White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal in the Name of Stalin" and it is known under the abbreviation Belomorkanal. During the construction up to 100,000 Gulag prisoners had died.
The canal runs partially along several rivers and two lakes, Lake Onega and Lake Vygozero. The total length or the route is 227 km (141 mi). Its economic utility at present is limited by its depth, only twelve feet, which prohibits many vessels from using the canal.
The Soviets presented the Canal as an example of the success of the First Five Year Plan. Its construction was completed four months ahead of schedule. The entire Canal was built over the course of twenty months, between 1931 and 1933, almost entirely by manual labor.
The Belomorkanal Cigarette is a new Russian brand of cigarettes that was introduced to commemorate the construction of the white Sea-Baltic canal, abbreviated as a "Belomorkanal" in Russian.
Shortly after the canal was completed, a new Russian cigarette, Belomorkanal, was introduced and became one of the most popular brands in Russia.
Belomorkanal cigarettes are also very popular as pre-rolled papers for marijuana joints, a fashion similar to the North American practice of creating blunts.
BRAND Belomorkanal is a brand of Russian cigarettes that was introduced to commemorate the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal, abbreviated as "Belomorkanal" in Russian language.
Belomorkanal is a cigarette of specific design called papirosa in Russian, to distinguish from usual cigarettes called sigareta.
Belomorkanal is an example of one of the stages in the evolution of cigarettes: it is composed of a hollow cardboard tube extended by a thin cigarette paper tube with tobacco.
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