6 Russian brands Maria Sharapova could promote worldwide

March 25 2016

Kira Egorova

RBTH

Yaroslav Cohen

Vyatsky Kvas, malt beverage - Because you’re worth it

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

After many global brands suspended advertising contracts with glamorous Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova in early March due to her involvement in a doping scandal, a local manufacturer of the traditional Russian beverage kvas invited Sharapova to become the face of the brand. RBTH shows what ads for famous Russian brands could look like if Sharapova decides to go local.

Avtovaz, Lada - Brutal is the new sexy

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

Uralvagonzavod, T-90 - Say Zoom-Zoom!

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

Teremok, pancakes - Some like it hot, Sudarynya!

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

Baltika 7, beer - It's time, my friend, it's time for Baltika 7! (Baltika 7 is the favorite beer of the former United States Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul - RBTH).

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

Aeroflot, air carrier – The taste of monopoly in the Russian skies

Photo: Reuters; collage: Yaroslav Cohen

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