The ceremony participated by Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, took place in Moscow as part of the upscale occasion celebrating the 70th Anniversary of accession of Russia to UNESCO.
A philatelic exhibit comprising 130 postage stamps of the Russian Federation with UNESCO sites was introduced to the participants.
Lake Baikal was registered in the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1996. Located in the southeast of Siberia and covering an area of 3.15 million hectares, the lake is recognized as the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (about 1,700 m) on the planet. The postage stamp provides an image of the Dragon Rock on Lake Baikal; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature Baikal seals. The Print Run is 19 thousand souvenir sheets.
Petroglyphs are carved or painted images on a stone base. According to scientists, they originally fulfilled ritual functions. Animal images are typical for the earliest extant petroglyphs, which are known only in caves. There are also rare sketches of human figures and heads, possibly wearing ritual masks. The postage stamps provide images of petroglyphs of the 5th-4th millennia BC of Lake Onega and the White Sea; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature a natural landscape. The Print Run is 19 thousand souvenir sheets.
The souvenir sheets were issued for the 70th Anniversary of accession of Russia to UNESCO in the UNESCO World Heritage series. The souvenir sheet dedicated to Lake Baikal was put into postal circulation on April 22 of 2024; the souvenir sheet with petroglyphs of the 5th-4th millennia BC of Lake Onega and the White Sea will be issued on May 3 of 2024.
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