February 11, 2022

Sedov

 Russia Post released a stamp to mark 100 years of the barque " Sedov"on 27th July 2021.

The Sedov is a four-masted barque built in 1921 in Germany. During the Second World War, the barque sailed in the Baltic under the German naval flag. After the war, it was transferred to the USSR as a reparation from Germany and renamed in honor of the famous Russian polar explorer G. Ya.Sedov.

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