Kazbek () was a brand of "papirosas" in the Soviet Union named after Mount Kazbek, Caucasus. The author of the design, , allegedly intended to please Joseph Stalin: the image of a Caucasian horse rider on the background of Mount Kazbek was supposed to remind Stalin his motherland of Georgia. "Kazbek" was a higher tier of "papirosas" and its smoking was indicative of belonging to the Soviet elite, "nomenklatura".