April 18, 2016

Accession of the Russian Federation Council of Europe

Russia Post released a stamp of the Russian Federation Council of Europe on 26th February 2016.

The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, is the continent’s largest human rights organization comprising 47 states, 28 of which are European Union members. Its headquarters is in Strasbourg, France.The Russian Federation became a member of the Council of Europe on February 28, 1996. The stamp has an image of a world map with Council of Europe member states highlighted and a logo of the organization.

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