Celebrate Anna Botova

For the first of our 10 days shooting 11 of Russia’s most beautiful women, all former Miss Russian pageant contestants (if you’re just tuning in, shame on you - See the first feature HERE), Russian Standard Vodka rented out the infamous Red Square (THEY RENTED OUT RED SQUARE). The whole thing. Just for us. (!).

The setting:  It was high-70s and the sun was shining though St. Basil’s historic crown. The square was empty, except for the 600 years of Russian history rising up from its cobblestone.  We had the state historical museum to the left of us, St. Basil’s to the right, and Lenin’s tomb behind us.  In front of us was one of the hottest women in Russia!

Check out Anna’s photos and how she lights up in front of the camera. And make sure to check back as we post behind-the-scenes footage from our shoot and an exclusive interview with Anna. 

Added bonus:  We loved Anna so much we brought her to Kalina Bar for a second round.  See more of her next week!

   
Missed out on our other dispatches from Russia? See them here:

A Taste of Russia
Fresh from Russia

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.   

Locations survey and Production – Igor Malakhov
Director of Communications, Russian Standard – Preston Mendenhall
Chief Marketing Officer, Russian Standard Vodka USA – Drew Beaver
Project Manager, Russian  Standard – Valentina Naumova
Chief Stylist – Elena Usanova
Stylists – Roman Travin & Philipp Ndzana
Hair – Konstantin Kochegov
Make-Up- Savva
Production Assistant – Stanislav Urzhumtsev
Beauty Team Assistant – Maria Pototskaya
Imperial Holiday – Leo Murzenko

My love to the Maxim crew as well:

Lighting Specialist – Brady Fontenot
Videographer – Greg Rusling
Co-Producer/ Project Manager – Jena Liberman

Styling credits:

Fur Coat: Elena Yarmak
Silver & Black dress: Igor Chapurin
Stilettos: Christian Louboutin

Photo Shoot Location:

The Red Square, Moscow