№ 354/окр. 200th Anniversary of Grigory Ivanovich Butakov, combat leader and naval commander, will go into postal circulation in the History of the Armed Forces of Russia series

Grigorii Ivanovich Butakov (1820-1882) was a Russian naval figure, naval commander, Adjutant General, Admiral, the father of the steamship armored fleet tactics, and a Black Sea researcher.

The commemorative stamp provides images of Russian warriors of different times; the central picture presents G. Butakov’s portrait and steam frigate Vladimir.