Tank building industry in Russia dates its history back to 1920–1921, when Russian tank models were designed at the Krasnoye Sormovo plant in Nizhniy Novgorod on the basis of the captured Renault French tank. In the early 1930s, the principal design centers of the Soviet tank building industry were established in Moscow, Kharkov and Leningrad.
Nowadays, tank formations remain the main striking force of the Ground Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
JSC Research and Production Corporation UralVagonZavod initially named after F. Dzerzhinsky is a Soviet and Russian corporation engaged in designing and manufacturing of military machinery, road construction machinery and railroad cars. The corporation integrates research institutes, design bureaus and manufacturing enterprises. The parent enterprise is the Uralvagonzavod plant, located in Nizhny Tagil of the Sverdlovsk Region.
The postal stamps provide images of tanks of the Uralvagonzavod production:
— T-34-76;
— T-54;
— T-72B3;
— T-90M Proryv.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover "History of Russian Tank Building" is included:
- stamps №№2806-2809 "History of domestic tank building";
- 4 FDC with cancellation "History of domestic tank building";
- vignette.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + glossy lamination |
1 000 pcs. |