At Vnukovo International Airport In Moscow, Havana Club Rum Has A Presence, But Bacardi Has More Real Estate In The Duty Free Shop. For Cigars, It's All About Cuba's Brands.

Although since 1959 governments of the Republic of Cuba have retained a special relationship with the then-U.S.S.R. and its primary political successor the Russian Federation, commercial relationships can be different than political relationships.  For example, in one of the duty free stores, Hamilton, Bermuda-based Bacardi rum products have a far more prominent display than does Havana, Republic of Cuba-based Havana Club rum products.

However, when the display is about cigars…. Behind these three humidors were all brands manufactured in the Republic of Cuba.       

However, when the display is about cigars…. Behind these three humidors were all brands manufactured in the Republic of Cuba.