On July 7, a postage stamp dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation was put into postal circulation

The history of the Institute began in 1923, when a commission of scientists was formed to work on a “character research” of criminals. On June 14, 1923, a Resolution of the Presidium of the Mossovet was adopted to establish a Cabinet for the Research of the Personality of Criminals and Criminality. Its successful activities led to the establishment of the State Institute for the Study of Criminality and the Criminal, which began its work on October 1, 1925, under the NKVD of the RSFSR and became the chief criminological center of the country. The Institute had four sections (socio-economic, penitentiary, biopsychological, and criminological), a statistical bureau, as well as criminality research branches working in Moscow, Leningrad, Rostov-on-Don and Saratov. The Institute conducted research in the field of criminology, criminal statistics, criminal legislation, penal law, criminalistics and others.

In 1991, the Institute was transferred under the supervision of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR and received its current name. Since 1993, it has been subordinated to the Government of the Russian Federation, with performance of duty to carry out studies in the field of legal support of the Government activities and scientific elaboration of draft laws submitted by the Government as a legislative initiative.

The postage stamp features the emblem of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and a special cancel for Moscow.


Design Artist: Kh. Betredinova.
Face value: 65 rubles.
Stamp size: 30×42 mm, sheet size: 170×153 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 15 (5×3) stamps.
Quantity: 195 thousand stamps (7 thousand sheets).

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