Do Russians Smash Bottles on New Ships?

I’ve just been watching K19: The Widowmaker and the boat (yes, I know, it was a nuclear submarine therefore boat) wasn’t properly christened with the traditional smashed champagne. I wanted to know, do Russians share the same naval superstitions? Would they smash wine onto a submarine? Comments welcome.

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