№ 255-259. The History of Russia.

The picture of Yuriy Dolgorukiy (1090-1157) - the prince of Suzdal (since 1125), and the great prince of Kiev (1149-1151, and since 1155) – the founder of Moscow and the towns of the Rostovo-Suzdal princedom. Moscow is for the first time referred to in the chronicle in 1147. The stamp features the arrival of Yu. Dolgorukiy to his father, the great prince of Kiev Vladimir II Monomakh (1053-1125), the Golden Gate in Kiev (the 11th c), St Sophia cathedral (the 11th c), and the beginning of the construction of Moscow.

The picture of Alexander Nevskiy (1220-1263), the Russian statesman and captain, the prince of Novgorod (1236-1251), the great prince of Vladimir (since 1252). Alexander Nevskiy deloused the west borders of Russia by the victories over Swedes (the Nevskaya battle of 1240) and German knights (The Ice battle of 1242). He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. The stamp features the victory of A. Nevskiy in the ice battle on Chudskoye Lake and his government activities in Vladimir.

The picture of Michael Yaroslavich (1271-1318), the prince of Tver (since 1285) and the great prince of Vladimir (1305-1317). In the battle near Bortenevo (1317) for the first time he fought down the Tatar-Mongol host. He died in the Golden Horde. The stamp features the ancient Tver Kremlin and Michael Yaroslavich in the Golden Horde the moment before his death.

The picture of Dmitriy Donskoy (1350-1389), the great prince of Moscow (since 1359) and Vladimir (since 1362). He built the white stone Kremlin in Moscow. D. Donskoy was the leader of the Russian people’s struggle against Tatar-Mongols. Moscow upheld its headship in Russia. The stamp features the white walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin and the victory of Russian troops in the Kulikovskaya battle in 1380.

The picture of Ivan III Vasilyevich (1440-1505), the great prince of Moscow (since 1462), a statesman and captain. The Russian State was formed, its international authority grew stronger, the great construction started in Moscow. The stamp features the marriage of Ivan III and Sophia Paleolog, the niece of a Byzantine emperor, and "The Ugra Battle" - the hostilities between the troops of Ivan III and Tatar-Mongols, which put a stop to the yoke.