Russian Shop

The exterior of the Russian Shop.

The Russian Shop is a clothing store in Grand Theft Auto IV on Mohawk Avenue in Hove Beach, Broker, just down the road from the first safehouse in Liberty City. While referred by game as the "Russian Shop", the store's sign, written in Cyrillic, reads "НОВИНКИ ПОСЛЕДНЕЙ МОДЫ" (NOVINKI POSLEDNYEĬ MODY, Latest Fashion Novelties).

It is one of only three clothing chains where the player can purchase clothes, the other two being Modo and Perseus.

Description

The Russian shop is the first clothing store opened and is accessible from the start of the game. However, the clothing blip on the radar only appears after visiting the store. The store features cheap street clothes and is the only store in Liberty City that sells sunglasses and hats. It is the cheapest of the three clothing stores, with prices ranging from $8 to $36. Most of the clothing sold there has in-fact been imported from Eastern Europe as portions of Niko's original outfit can be re-purchased here. According to the cashier, some of the clothing has been imported from Bulgaria.

The Russian Shop is relatively small. There is one cashier, who appears to be under the impression that Niko is married. Niko cannot steal money from the cash register, as pressing the action button will cause Niko to pick up a soda can/projectile from the desk beside the cash register.

Killing the cashier will rarely induce a wanted level, however the thugs and gang members "hanging out" outside the store will quickly draw a firearm and open fire at Niko as he exits the store.

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Items

Tops				Pants		Shoes		Glasses
Item	Price	Item	Price	Item	Price	Item	Price	Item	Price
Down Jacket- Black	$26	Down Jacket- Brown	$26	Fatigues- Brown	$24	Boots- Black	$14	Glasses	$12
Down Jacket Green	$26	Flight Jacket- Black	$26	Fatigues- Camo	$24	Boots- Brown	$14	Sunglasses	$12
Flight Jacket- Gray	$26	Flight Jacket- Sand	$26	Fatigues- Green	$24	Boots- Hinterland	$14
Hinterland Coat- Brown	$36	Hinterland Coat- Navy	$36	Jeans	$24	Boots- Hinterland Dark	$14	Hats
Hinterland Coat- Sand	$36	Leather Jacket Black Track Top	$36	Track Pants- Black & White	$24	Sneakers- Blue	$12	Item	Price
Leather Jacket Blue Track Top	$36	Leather Jacket Cream Track Top	$36	Track Pants- Black & Yellow	$24	Sneakers- Brown	$12	Winter Hat	$8
Spyde Track Top- Green	$24	Spyde Track Top- Maroon	$24	Track Pants- Navy & Black	$24	Sneakers- Gray	$12	Army Hat	$8
Spyde Track Top- Navy	$24			Track Pants- Olive & Black	$24

Trivia

• The Russian shop was originally intended to be a Binco outlet, but this was changed for the storyline in order to fit in with Niko and Roman being Eastern European immigrants and living in an Eastern European neighborhood.
• Michelle and Kiki Jenkins prefer Niko to wear clothing from The Russian Shop.
• In The Lost and Damned beta, the Russian Shop would have been accessible and Johnny would have been able to buy clothes from the store. This is proven by leftover hats and glasses in the game that can be put on the player, and this could also explain why there is an icon appearing on a map when the player enters it. It is possible that purchasing clothing in TLAD was scrapped because the clothes available to purchase wouldn't fit with the biker theme of the game.
• In the beta, there would be another pair of glasses. They would have a white frame and orange shades.

Gallery

Interior. Trying out Fatigues Green in the Russian Shop. BincoGTA4png.png A billboard texture extracted from GTA IV game files, depicting a Binco store in the same location as the present Russian Shop. However, the words "продажа" ("sale" in Russian) are visible. However, this may be because of the heavy Russian population and influence in the Hove Beach area. The Russian Shop as Binco, in the GTA IV trailer "Looking For That Special Someone"

See also

• Clothing in GTA IV
• Modo
• Perseus