Java (cigarette)

Java
	Two packs of Russian Java cigarettes. Notice the text warnings on the front and back.
Product type	Cigarette
Owner	BAT Russia, a subsidary of British American Tobacco
Country	Soviet Union
Introduced	1966; 59 years ago

Java (Template:Lang-ru) is a brand of Russian cigarettes. The Java brand was established in 1966 and was the first in the Soviet Union 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 50 top largest brands of Russia, and has taken the 9th place, and the first place among cigarette brands.^[1]