The event was attended by Igor Alyoshin, the Head of the Federal Service for the Control of Alcohol and Tobacco Markets; and Artem Adibekov, the Director General of Joint-Stock Company Marka.
For the first time in Russia, the state monopoly on wine production was instituted by Ivan III of Russia in 1474 and lasted until 1533. Currently, the regulation functions in this field in Russia are handled by the Federal Service for the Control of Alcohol and Tobacco Markets (Rosalkogoltabakkontrol), a federal executive body that performs functions of control over production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products, production and movement of tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their production, as well as supervision and provision of services in these areas.
The postage stamp provides an image of a double-headed eagle from the seal of Ivan III, who established the first wine monopoly. The margins of the souvenir sheet feature a fragment of drawing The Moscow Kremlin under Ivan III by A. Vasnetsov, a fragment of the Statute on Distillery of 1765 adopted under Catherine II, as well as a collage of images symbolizing wine production in Russia. The face value of the souvenir sheet is 170 rubles; the Print Run is 17 thousand souvenir sheets.
On October 15, 2024, the souvenir sheets were put into postal circulation and went on sale in post offices and the Collectioner show room chain.
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