Description: Postal block No. 113 "1025 years of the baptism of Kyivan Rus" from one stamp No. 1298.The issue of the postal block was carried out as part of the joint issue "Ukraine-Russia-Belarus". But in Ukraine they celebrated the baptism not just of Rus', but with an emphasis on “Kyiv”. For Ukrainians, this is a reason to be proud that the Orthodox faith spread throughout Rus' from Ukraine from Kyiv.The post block depicts Viktor Vasnetsov's fresco "Baptism of Kyivans", which is located in the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in Kyiv (XIX century).Baptism of Rus - the process of acceptance and spread of Christianity in Kyivan Rus. The key event is the mass baptism of the inhabitants of Kyiv in 988, and later of other cities of the state by Prince Volodymyr I Svyatoslavovich, as a result of which Christianity became the leading religion in Russia.Block format - 116x65 mm.Stamp format - 46.98x46.98 mm; Circulation of the block is 65,000 copies.
Price: 5.15 GBP
Location: Verwood
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Year of Issue: 2013
Type: Block
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Topic: Historical Events
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ukraine
Certification: Uncertified
Colour: Multi-Coloured
