On April 22, a souvenir pack dedicated to the lake of Baikal was put into postal circulation for the 70th Anniversary of accession of Russia to UNESCO

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) was founded in 1945. The major aim of the organization consists in promoting world peace and security through promotion of international cooperation among peoples in the fields of education, science and culture in favor of universal respect for justice, the rule of law and human rights for all peoples without distinction of race, sex, language or religion

Russia has been a Member State of UNESCO since April 21 of 1954. Joining the international treaty has opened new opportunities for our country to present its outstanding cultural and historical monuments and unique nature reserves to the world, to obtain additional guarantees of their preservation and access to the world's experience in their management. To date, our country has 21 cultural and 11 natural World Heritage sites.

In 1996, the Lake Baikal site was registered in UNESCO. Located in the southeast of Siberia and covering an area of 3.15 million hectares, this expanse of water is recognized as the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (about 1,700 m) on the planet. Owing to its old age and isolation, a unique, even by world standards, freshwater ecosystem has formed in it.

The postage stamp provides an image of the Dragon Rock on Lake Baikal; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature Baikal seals.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and Irkutsk.


Design Artist: S Ulyanovsky.
Face value: 150 rubles.
Souvenir sheet size: 120×80 mm, stamp size on the souvenir sheet: 37× 50 mm.
Quantity: 19 thousand items.

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