On May 2, a postcard with a commemorative stamp dedicated to the 100th Birth Anniversary of Leonid Gaidai, a film director, a screenwriter, a People's Artist of the USSR, was put into postal circulation

Leonid Gaidai (1923-1993) was a film director, a screenwriter, an actor, a People's Artist of the USSR (1989). He was a participant in the Great Patriotic War. Gaidai was born on January 30, 1923, in the city of Svobodny of the Amur Province. In 1947, he graduated from the theatrical studio of the Irkutsk Regional Drama Theater. From 1949 to 1955, he studied at the general stage management department of the VGIK. Since 1955, he worked as a director at the Mosfilm studio.

Leonid Gaidai was one of the most popular Soviet film directors. Most of his films became cult-favorite hits and were disseminated into quotations. Gaidai's films became the most beloved films over all the release time; among them there were Operation Y and Shurik’s Other Adventures, The Caucasian Captive or Shurik’s New Adventures, The Diamonds Arm, 12 Chairs, Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession, Can't be! and others.

The commemorative stamp provides a portrait of Leonid Gaidai against the backdrop of a cine film; the main illustration features a production still of comedy Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession.

In addition to the issue of the postcard with a commemorative stamp, JSC Marka produced special cancels for Moscow, St. Petersburg and Irkutsk.

Design Artist: Kh. Betredinova.
Quantity: 8.0 thousand cards.

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