On February 14, four postage stamps dedicated to the 1000th Anniversary of Suzdal of the Vladimir Region were put into postal circulation

Suzdal is a city in the Vladimir Region, which is considered a pearl of the Golden Ring of Russia. It was first mentioned in 1024. In the middle of the 11th century, under Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, the city reached its highest prosperity and became the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal Principality. By the 15th century, it became part of the Moscow Principality and gained the status of a significant religious, artisan and cultural center of Russia.

In the 16th-17th centuries, outstanding architectural buildings were under construction in Suzdal, the best of which are the ensembles of the Kremlin, the Pokrovsky and Spaso-Evfimiev monasteries. In the 18th century, parish churches were actively being built in the settlement, and by the beginning of the 19th century, the appearance of the town utterly took shape.

The ancient architecture of Suzdal has a unique style and inimitable individuality. The use of white limestone slabs, decoration of walls with rows of decorative arches, skillful stone carvings with plants and animals, and an original design of entrance groups became the hallmark of local craftsmen. In 1992, white stone monuments of Suzdal were entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Nowadays, Suzdal is a major tourist center, a museum city, which is attractive owing to its historical and cultural value, outstanding architectural monuments and unmatched landscapes.

The postage stamps provide images of cultural heritage monuments of Suzdal: the ensemble of the Nativity Cathedral and the Bishop's House, the Moskvina House, the ensemble of the Monastery of the Deposition of the Robe (Rizopolozhensky monastery), and the ensemble of the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamps, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and Suzdal of the Vladimir Region, as well as an illustrated cover with a block of four, a label and a First Day Cover with a cancel for Suzdal of the Vladimir Region inside.


Design Artist: V. Beltyukov.
Face value: 80 rubles.
Stamp size: 40×28 mm, sheet size: 100×86 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 4 (2×2) stamps.
Quantity: 18 thousand units.

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