On June 17, a block dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Independent Orders of Suvorov, Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division of the National Guard Troops of the RF was put into postal circulation

The Independent Orders of Suvorov, Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Operational Purpose Division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (ODON) is a unit of the internal troops of the Russian Federation. The tasks of the Division are to maintain public order in Moscow and the Moscow Region, to combat terrorism and extremism, and, in time of war, to stand guard over important state facilities.

Its history dates back to 1924. Until February 1994, the unit was named the Separate Orders of Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division of Special Purpose named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky (OMSDON). After re-forming, the reference to the name of F.E. Dzerzhinsky disappeared from the official name of the division, but in September of 2014, it was returned.

The division is capable of carrying out independently both highly specialized and general military tasks. It is motorized in full, mobile and in constant combat readiness.

Service personnel of the Division, in association with units of the Main Department of Internal Affairs in Moscow and the Moscow Region, keep guard over public order and public safety during social and political, mass cultural and sporting events, as well as perform Police Patrol and Checkpoint Service.

Currently, many military personnel of the Division are performing tasks during a special military operation.

For services to the Fatherland, the Division was awarded the Order of Lenin (1939), the Order of the Red Banner (1944), the Order of the October Revolution (1985), the Order of Zhukov (2014), and the Order of Suvorov (2024).

The postage stamp provides an image of the Division's heraldic insignia; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature photos presenting the history and activities of the Division, and the Orders of Suvorov, Zhukov, Lenin, of the October Revolution and of the Red Banner.

In addition to the issue of the souvenir sheet, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and Balashikha of the Moscow Region.


Design Artist: V. Beltykov.
Face value: 150 rubles.
Souvenir sheet size: 105×113 mm, stamp size in the souvenir sheet: 37×50 mm.
Quantity: 16 thousand souvenir sheets.

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