We’ve made friends, made art,  visited Russia’s most famous landmarks, eaten in the best restaurants, stayed in the finest hotels, drank the tastiest vodka, partied at the hottest night clubs, and photographed eleven of Russia’s most stunning women (for whom we have the Miss Russia pageant to thank).  All this, courtesy of our friends at Russian Standard Vodka.

And here it is (*tears*)… Our last photo shoot from what has been a monumental and unforgettable experience.  We’ve hand fed you ten of Russia’s most beautiful woman and we now end our journey with a woman named Natalya Pavshukova.

The setting:  We are at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia and I was just so lucky to catch Miss Pavshukova coming home from a long night out…

Maxim would like to send a very special thank you to our friends in Russia!  We had the most outstanding crew and this production wouldn’t have been possible without each and everyone listed below.   

My love to the Maxim crew as well:

Co-Producer/ Project Manager – Jena Liberman

Location: The Astoria Rocco Forte's Hotel, Presidential Suite, www.thehotelastoria.com

Photographed for Maxim Digital by Kelly Stuart | Copyright 2008 Alpha Media Group.

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It’s our last shoot day!  Can you believe it?!  We started this journey together fifteen weeks ago and today we embarked one of our final photo shoots. If you are just tuning in (shame on you!), we photographed Alina in the quiet rooms of the Stoganoff Museum.  Once outside those distinguished walls, we were able to explore her wild side! We brought her to our suite at the Astoria Hotel where she let down her hair, and we blasted the music while toasting to an amazing trip together. Somehow, amidst all the fun, we even managed to take some pictures!

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No trip to Russia would be complete without seeing The Palace Square.  It’s still day one in St. Petersburg, and our third and final stop is The Arch of the General Headquarters.  The call time is midnight and the temperature has dropped significantly since our boat excursion this afternoon.  We’ve invited both Alina Ivanova and Elena Guruleva to join us and heat things up!

We’ve got a double feature for you today, so make sure to check back later for Miss Julia Alekseeva in Tiffany’s Café!

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We arrived at our second location of the day and boarded a private boat on the Canal Griboedova with the gorgeous Elena Guruleva.  Our main backdrop would be the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Храм Спаса на Крови).  The name of the church refers to the blood of the assassinated Alexander II of Russia, who was mortally wounded on that site on March13, 1881.

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