Administrative History
Given to Janet Galore, likely in 1999, and maintained by Janet Galore since.
Scope and Content
An empty box of Беломорканал (Belomorkanal) cigarettes that James Acord likely purchased during his July 1999 trip to Slovenia for the "Atomic" exhibition.
The brand was created in 1932, specifically to commemorate the construction of the "White Sea Canal" for which it is named. While the canal was a major feat of engineering, it's also infamous for being built largely by forced labor from the Soviet Gulag system.
These cigarettes are very strong, unfiltered "papirosa" style cigarettes, with a long cardboard mouthpiece attached to the tobacco section.