That variety appears in ARS-GRIN as Pi 349332. 'Peremozhetz 83'. 1966. "From Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seed presented by the N. Vavilov All-Union Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad."
It seems to be a burley with a nicotine rated at 39.3 [wow!]. The name is actually Ukrainian (not even Russian), and means "Winner." (I believe it would be better transliterated as "Per-em-mozh-detz." переможець
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1260653
I can find no reason to associate it with Latakia.
Bob
Bob, your GRIN link adds even more international confusion. It says the seed was collected in Poland, donated by the Russians.