The event was attended by Sergei Voronov, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters and Oleg Dukhovnitskiy, Head of the Federal Communications Agency.
The issue of a postage stamp was timed to the Rescuer Day of the Russian Federation and to the 25th anniversary of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters.
The date of foundation of the Russian Emergencies Ministry is considered to be December 27, 1990, when the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR was formed the Russian Rescue Corps (RRC).
Nowadays, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters is not only a federal executive authority but also one of the most resourceful and effective rescue services of the world. Thus, more than 1.5 million people have been saved, approximately 30 thousand emergencies have been eliminated, more than 6 million fires have been extinguished, more than 1.5 million highly explosive items have been disposed of, 430 thousand humanitarian cargoes have been delivered and help rendered to more than 5 million people. All this have become possible due to pursuing one goal — safety of each one person.
The postage stamp depicts the building and the emblem of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Stamps received in all post offices, and the citizens of our countries can use them to send their e-mail correspondence in Russia and abroad.
“The postage stamp issued in 384,000 copies will be sent with the correspondence all over the world, and will take a place into Russian and international philatelic catalogs, thereby demonstrating the power and efficiency of Russian rescuers, as well as preserve the image of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the ages” - said the Head of the Federal Communications Agency.
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