January 27, 2019

200th Anniversary of Grozny

Russia Post issued a stamp to celebrate 200th Anniversary of Grozny on 5th October 2018.


Grozny is a city in the North Caucasus, in the south of Russia, the capital of the Chechen Republic, the center of the Grozny District. The Grozny fortress was founded in 1818 by order of General A.P. Ermolov. The city is located on both banks of the river Sunzha. The city of Russia's military glory (since April 6, 2015).
 
Today Grozny is a dynamically developing capital that combines the achievements of modern architecture with the careful preservation of historically significant architectural buildings that are the decoration of the capital of the Chechen Republic.
 
The postage stamp shows the mosque "Heart of Chechnya" named after Akhmad Kadyrov against the background of a complex of high-rise buildings "Grozny-City".

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