Russia Post released a set of four stamps on 26th March 2019 depicting apple varieties like Bogatyr, Bely filling, Antonovka ordinary and Orlik.
The apple tree is one of the most ancient fruit crops, it came to Russia in the 10th – 11th centuries from Byzantium. Already in the XII century, on the orders of Yuri Dolgoruky, the first gardens were laid around Moscow.
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