Russian Shop

File:RussianShop-GTA4-exterior.jpg

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 Russian, reads "НОВИНКИ ПОСЛЕДНЕИ МОДЫ" (Latest Fashion Novelties).

It is one of only three clothing chains where the player can purchase clothes in GTA IV, 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.

The phone number on the sign does not work on Niko's cell phone, it just has a long "beep".

Appearance

The Russian Shop is relatively small. There is one cashier; she is always a Russian woman. The Russian Shop cannot be robbed, instead pressing the Use 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.

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 was changed for an unknown reason.
• Although the shop is inaccessible in The Lost and Damned, if the player walks into the locked doors, a clothes icon will appear on the map.
• If Niko wears the Spyde Track Top in navy and orders food from The 69th Street Diner, the cashier will say that Niko looks famous. This is suggesting that he resembles Sasha from "Behind Enemy Lines".
• The Russian shop is the only store of the three in Liberty City wherein hats or sunglasses may be purchased.
• On the wall in the store there is a Spyde jacket that can't be bought or worn. It is similar to the navy Spyde jacket but has racing stripes across it and a red collar.
• The Russian Shop is a very good place to start a massacre and achieve the "One Man Army" achievement. To do this, the player has to kill lots of people (outside and inside the Russian Shop) and once you've reached 6 stars, hide in the closet. If cops come, just come out of the closet and kill them. You should have a new achievement.
• The same method can also be used to earn a large amount of money, however, the player must flee when their health runs low, or they risk getting wasted

Gallery

Interior. Interior. Trying out Fatigues Green in the Russian Shop. Trying out Fatigues Green in the Russian Shop. 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. 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.