The history of domestic tank construction

Russia Post released a set of 4 stamps on 31st August 2022 on the history of domestic tank construction.

The history of tank construction in Russia began in 1920-1921, when the first domestic samples were developed at the Krasnoe Sormovo plant in Nizhny Novgorod on the basis of the captured French Renault tank. In the early 1930s, the main design centers of the Soviet tank building were formed in Moscow, Kharkov and Leningrad.

JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky " is a Soviet and Russian corporation engaged in the development and production of military equipment, road construction machines and railway cars.

The postage stamps depict tanks produced by Uralvagonzavod:

T-34-76 — Soviet medium tank series. It was adopted in 1939. It was mass-produced in 1941-1944. The most massive tank of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War.

 

The T-54 is a Soviet medium tank. Designed taking into account the combat experience of the Second World War. It was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1946. It was serially produced in 1947-1958 in various modifications.

 

T-72B3 is a Russian main battle tank. The result of a deep modernization of the T-72B. It was adopted and put into mass production in 2012. The winner of the tank biathlon.

 

The T-90M "Breakthrough" is a Russian main battle tank. It has a number of innovations applied in the machines of the Armata platform. He successfully passed military tests in 2019. It has been put into mass production.