उप्पो-Nalle

Uppo-Nalle is a series of Finnish children's novels by the Finnish author Elina Karjalainen.

The main character in the books is Uppo-Nalle, an animate teddy bear. The bear was named Uppo-Nalle (Finnish for "sunken bear") because he was originally found underwater during a river cruise. Other characters in the books are a girl named Reeta, her grandmother, and their dog named Laulava lintukoira (Finnish for "singing bird dog").

Moomins

Comet In Moominland (Swedish title Kometjakten / Mumintrollet på kometjakt / Kometen kommer) is the second in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomin books, published in 1946.
The novel has been adapted into animation several times, including the 1978 serial Mumi-troll, 1992 feature Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka: Mūmindani no Suisei and 2010 compilation movie Moomins and the Comet Chase.

Moomins and the Comet Chase (Finnish: Muumi ja punainen pyrstötähti) is a 2010 stop motion film compiled from the Comet in Moominland-based episodes of the 1977–1982 Moomins TV series animated at Se-ma-for in Poland, restored and re-soundtracked with multiple voice actors replacing the single narrator. It is the second such Moomin film produced by Finnish children's film company Filmkompaniet, the first being Moomin and Midsummer Madness, and the first one converted to stereoscopic 3-D. A similar revision of the remainder of the series for high-definition television of all 78 episodes will follow and is currently in production.

Borovsk

Borovsk

Riga

Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.

Riga

«The 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight»

Souvenir sheet «The 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight» is prepared to be issued.

On April 12, 2011, (numbering) souvenir sheet of one stamp dedicated to the anniversary of the first human spaceflight is issued.
Stamp depicts a portrait of Y.A. Gagarin, spaceship "Vostok" blasting off is represented on the fields of the souvenir sheet.

"The Starry Night" from Belarus

The Starry Night (Dutch: De sterrennacht) is a painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. The painting depicts the view outside his sanatorium room window at night, although it was painted from memory during the day. Since 1941 it has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Reproduced often, the painting is widely hailed as his magnum opus.

The Starry Night

The previews of stamp to be issued in March

Souvenir sheet «Sochi is the capital of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014» is prepared to be issued.


On March 15, 2011, the souvenir sheet dedicated to the XXII Olympic Winter Games, which would be held in Sochi in 2014 is issued.
Souvenir sheet depicts the official logo of the XXII Olympic Winter Games against the background of snow-covered slopes of Krasnaya Polyana and stylized torch with ribbons, painted in Olympic colors.



Design: O. Shushlebina.
Face value: 25 rub.
Size of souvenir sheet: 90x60 mm, size of stamp: 42х30 mm.
Circulation: 120 thousand souvenir sheets.