Korsakov, Russia

Postcard send from Korsakov (16.04.20) to Indonesia

Ulyanovsk, Russia

Postcard from Ulyanovsk (16.01.15) to Indonesia.

Postal History of Russia

Saint Petersburg Central Post Office | Photo by Saint Petersburg

Russian Post, is an private limited company which is the national postal operator of Russia. Founded at 2002. The company is responsible for the delivery of mail in Russia, and the issuing of postage stamps. Russian Post has over 42,000 post offices, with its headquarters in Moscow. Postal services in Crimea are handled by a separate company, Post of Crimea.

Greetings from Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a European country located in Eastern Europe with a vast expanse of territory that stretches across Northern Asia. At 17,125,200 square kilometres (6,612,100 sq mi), it is by far the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area, spanning eleven time zones, and bordering 16 sovereign nations.