On June 12, a stamp dedicated to the 650th Anniversary of Kirov was put into postal circulation



Kirov (former names Vyatka, Khlynov) is the administrative center of the Kirov Region and a municipality with the status of an urban district. It is located on the Vyatka River. Kirov is the historical, cultural, industrial and scientific center. The population of the city at the beginning of 2024 was 500,457 people.

Vyatka was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in 1374. Initially, Vyatka was part of the Principality of Suzdal-Nizhny Njvgorod. In 1391, during the raids of tsarevitch Bektut of the Golden Horde, Vyatka was destroyed; in 1401, it passed over into the possession of the Galician princes. In 1457, Vyatka got its second name - Khlynov, from the Khlynovitsa River. In 1489, Khlynov became a part of the Moscow state. Trade routes to the Volga Region, the Urals and Siberia passed through the city.

In 1727, the Khlynov Province was transferred from the Siberian Province to the Kazan Province. On September 11, 1780, by a Decree of Empress Catherine II the town of Khlynov was renamed to Vyatka, and Vyatka viceroyalty was established, which was transformed into the Vyatka Province in 1796.

In 1744, the first post stations were arranged. The manufacturing system was successfully under development.

In 1934, Vyatka was renamed Kirov in honor of famous revolutionary, Soviet statesman and political figure Sergey Kirov. During the Great Patriotic War, citizens of Kirov, as the rest of the country, fought at the front and worked selflessly on the home front. In 1974, Kirov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor for its successes in economic and cultural construction and in connection with its 600th Anniversary.

Today, Kirov is a major center of instrument-making, chemical, metalworking and machine-building industries.

The calling card of Kirov are various folk crafts, the most famous of them being Dymkovo toys and burl carving.

The postage stamp provides an image of the monument to Viktor and Apollinary Vasnetsovs, the Spassky Cathedral and a bridge over the Vyatka River.

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


Design Artist: I. Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 67 rubles.
Stamp size: 37×37 mm, sheet size: 131×137 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 9 (3×3) stamps.
Quantity: 72 thousand stamps (8 thousand sheets).

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