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476. Happy New year!
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475. Centenary of
M.I.Koshkin, constructor of tanks.
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469-474. Achievements
of the XX century.
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468. 10th annyversary
of Bank MENATEP Foundation.
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467. The postage
stamp with a coupon is being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration was adopted by UN
General Assembly in 1948. It proclaims civil, political, social-economic
rights of each individual. The stamp shows the jubilee emblem of UN dedicated
to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
the text: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”.
The drawing on the coupon devoted to the Year of Human Rights in the Russian
Federation. It bears the text of the Federal Law about Ratification of
the Convention of Human Rights Defence and the State flag of the Russian
Federation as well.
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466. World Day of
Postage Stamp
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461-465. The set
of five postage stamps continues the theme of the Russian regions and is
being dedicated to various administrative regions of Russia.
1.50 - Province of Murmansk
1.50 - Republic of Karelia
1.50 - Province of Khabarovsk
1.50 - Republic of Buratia 1.50 - Region of Primorye.
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457-460. The set
of four postage stamps “Orders of Russia” continues the theme of History
of Russian State. This postage issue is dedicated to the first Russian
orders - honorable state orders for military and other distinctions and
contributions. The stamps depict orders introduced in XVII-XVIII centuries.
1.00 - The Order of St. Andrey Pervozvanny (1698)
1.50 - The Order of St. Ekaterina (1714)
2.00 - The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1725)
2.50 - The Order of St. Georgy (1769)
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453-456. A set of
four stamps is being dedicated to the Russian secret-service agents, the
Heroes of the Russian Federation. The stamps bear the portraits of the
Heroes. 1.00 - L.R.Kvasnikov (1905-1993) 1.00 - Morris Cohen (1910-1995)
1.00 - Leontina Cohen (1913-1992) 1.00 - A.A.Yatskov (1913-1993).
Nominal value: 1.00 rbl. each stamp Size: 28
x 40 mm
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452. The postage
stamp is being issued to mark the 275th anniversary of Ekaterinburg – the
centre of Sverdlovskaya oblast of the Russian Federation. Ekaterinburg
was founded in 1723 and it had been called Sverdlovsk since 1924 to 1991.
At present Ekaterinburg is one of the largest industrial, scientific and
cultural centres of the Russian Federation.
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447-451. Flora.
Wild berries
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446. A stamp with
a coupon has been devoted to Nicholas II (Alexandrovich) (1868-1918), the
last Russian emperor (since 1894), continuing the subject of the history
of the Russian state. The rule of Nicholas II coincided with Russia’s rapid
socio-economic development.
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445. World Youth
Games in Moscow.
444. 300th anniversary
of Taganrog.
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443. 350th anniversary
of Uljanovsk.The postage stamp is being issued to mark the 350th anniversary
of Uljanovsk, one of the largest industrial and cultural centers situated
on the Russian river Volga. Uljanovsk was founded in 1648 as a fortress
called Sinbirsk. Since 1780 till 1924 it was called Simbirsk. In 1924 Simbirsk
was renamed Uljanovsk in honour of V.I.Lenin (Uljanov). The drawing of
the stamp depicts the composition of the most interesting architectual
buildings of the city. The building of the museum of local lore, history
and economy (1916) in the background of high-rise hotel “Venets” is in
the centre of the stamp. In the left of the drawing is the monument to
the heroes of the Great Partiotic War of 1941-1945 (1975). In the right
part is “Goncharovskaya summer-house”. It was erected in 1912 to mark the
centennial of the writer I.A.Goncharov who was born in Simbirsk. In the
foreground is the coat of arms of Simbirsk introduced in 1780. The imprint
of the band with the words: ”350th anniversary of Uljanovsk” is supplemented
the composition of the stamp.
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