Postal History

Registered  airmail cover , posted on 25.05 2010 from Moscow to small village Charkhin Ouzbekiston with arrival postmarked on 6.11.2010 .
Stamps on the cover :
---- Russia# 1324 ...Tercentenary anniversary of Poltava battle

Poltava battle, which is dated June 27, 1709, was the turning event in the history of the Great North War and became one of the most significant events in the military history of Russia andSweden. During the reign of Peter the Great and several decades after his death the day of Poltavabattle was celebrated as a triumphal day in Russia; now, in Russian Federation, there is the revival of this tradition.

The block shows the painting created by I.G. Tannauer “Peter I in Poltava battle” in 1720-th, and also the cartouche, illustrating military achievements of Russian army. The painting is in the collection of State Russian Museum.

----Russia#1443....Yaroslavl is a leading regional center of the Upper Volga Region, which managed to carry down to us the rich historical and cultural heritage. It is one of few Russian cities, where nearly 800 monuments of the past have been preserved. It is also a part of the tourist route "The Golden Ring of Russia" which has the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2010, Yaroslavl celebrates its millennium. "The ancient town, looking to the future!" is the slogan of the General plan of development of Yaroslavl till 2020 year, which became the main idea of the commemorative program.

The stamp depicts the monument to Yaroslav the Wise and the Church of the Epiphany.

---Russia#1418...Valaam archipelago (Valaam), located in the north-western part of Lake Ladoga, is by right considered the pearl of Karelia and the unique historical and natural landscape area. The archipelago consists of the island of Valaam and more than 50 small islands. A dissected coastline, a lot of bays, inlets, sheer granite cliffs feature the landscape. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery - supposedly founded in the XI-XIII centuries, during the colonization of the islands - is an essential part of a unique complex of Valaam archipelago. 

Constructions of the beginning of the XVIII century - the end of the XIX century, including the Spaso-Preobrazhensky cathedral, belltower, the barbican church of Peter and Paul, church of the Assumption, the skete of St. Nicholas and many others have been preserved till nowadays.
In 1965, Valaam was granted the status of natural reserve; and in 1979 the national  museum-reserve was created on the island.