The mark consists of the words "RED VODKA - THE WATER OF LIFE" in red capital letters in the uppermost section of the mark where the symbol "-" represents the black star which appears in an artist's rendition of the famous Spasskaya Tower from Moscow's Red Square; immediately below those words is a reproduction of an artist's pen-and-ink drawing of several of the famous buildings found in Moscow's Red Square in black and white color; that drawing is bracketed by a capital "V" which is drawn in successive layers of black, white, red and finally white before the background of black fills the rest of the space; at the bottom of the "V" the words RED VODKA appear against the black background in red capital letters outlined in white. The wording "750 ml 40% ALC./VOL. (80 PROOF)" appears at the bottom of the mark in white color.