Little did I know when I woke up this morning that I was about to embark on what was one of the best days of my life. Our first shoot location was in The Russian Standard Vodka distillery.   The state-of-the-art building is an impressive piece of art on its own, and is home base for all the vodka produced by Russian Standard.

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The setting:  A gorgeous, stainless steel, pristine and perfect environment to brew your favorite vodka.  It was a grey day with a chill that we hadn’t felt since we arrived in Russia.  The smoke stacks around the plant released a fog outside as we readied ourselves for another photo shoot inside. This time, our flawless Russian model was  Alina Ivanova, and the rest of the crew was in surgical smocks!  Yup, we all had to work in full smocks (blue jackets down to the floor and hair nets).  We almost lost it (VIDEO TO COME).  The energy was unbeatable—or so I thought. Our second photo shoot of the day proved otherwise. Check back next week to see our afternoon shoot on the Canal Griboedova! Until then, enjoy Alina!

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

Still to come...Russia's finest ladies in St. Petersburg, Russia!
Stairway to heaven...
87 Photos (And Counting!) of the Miss Russia Girls
Anna Vtorova takes you inside Soho Rooms!
Lights Camera Club! - Fresh From Russia!
Home Sweet Home
From Russia with Love
Part 1 of our 2 Part Special
In Orbit over Moscow
Red Square Dancing
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

Location provided by The Russian Standard Vodka Distillery, St. Petersburg

Styling

Gloves: Viva Vox
Dress: Parfionova
Tippet: Parfionova
Skirt: Serguei Teplov
Underwear: Estelle Adoni
Bra: Estelle Adoni
Shoes: Jimmy Coo

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