Sergei Baruzdin (1926–1991) was a Russian Soviet writer, a poet, and an editor; a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR. He was a laureate of the M. Gorky State Prize of the RSFSR. From 1957 to 1965, he was a Secretary of the Board of the Union of Writers of the RSFSR, and from 1967 onward, of the Union Writers of the USSR. From 1965, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Druzhba Narodov (Friendship of Peoples) magazine.
Over the course of his life, the writer authored more than 200 books. Among them, there are many poems, short stories, and novellas. He also wrote non-fiction prose for children, as well as stories and fairy tales about animals.
The commemorative stamp provides a portrait of Sergei Baruzdin, the main image features photograph Soviet Tank Crews Celebrate Victory at the ‘Victory Column’ Monument by M. Redkin (1945) and excerpts from the writer’s story A Soldier Walked Down the Street.
| Denomination |
Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the envelope |
Edition |
| Letter “A” |
High Whiteness Modified (HWM) |
Offset |
110 × 220 mm |
0.5 million copies |