Volleyball is a sport discipline, a team sports game, which consists in two teams competing on a special court divided by a net, trying to direct the ball to the opponent's side in such a way that it lands on the opponent’s ground or the defending player makes a mistake.
The official date of birth of Russian volleyball is considered July 28, 1923, when a friendly match between volleyball players of the Higher Art and Theatre Workshops and the State School of Cinematography took place in Moscow.
In 1991, the All-Russian Volleyball Federation was formed, and since 1992, it has been the legal successor of the USSR Federation in all international sports associations.
The postage stamp provides an image of three female volleyball players during a spike.
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