- 2008.005.08
- Series
- [ca. 1967-1989]
Part of Leniniana Collection
Series consists of several collections of postage stamps, usually held in albums or envelopes with stamps printed on them.
Soviet Union (former Nation)
Taxonomy
Code
6006211 
Scope note(s)
- Former northern Eurasian empire that came into being after 1917 Revolution; largest country in the world when it existed, stretching from Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean; very diverse with over 100 distinct nationalities; most of population East Slavs; had authoritarian and highly centralized government dominated by Communist Party; political and economic changes began late 1980s and the USSR ceased to exist in 1991; in its final years it consisted of 15 republics, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia (now Belarus), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kirgiziya (now Kyrgyzstan), Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia (now Moldova), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Source note(s)
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6006211
Display note(s)
Hierarchical terms
Soviet Union (former Nation)
BT Asia
Soviet Union (former Nation)
Equivalent terms
Soviet Union (former Nation)
- UF USSR
- UF U.S.S.R.
- UF Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- UF Soviet Union
Associated terms
Soviet Union (former Nation)
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- 2008.005.08.002
- Item
- [19--]
Part of Leniniana Collection
Red and white cardboard folder, the cover of which bears the image of Lenin and a stamp-shaped title area. Inside, the spine is reinforced with fabric, and the inside of the covers have plastic strips to hold postage stamps in place. The folder contains 15 Soviet postage stamps, mainly depicting Lenin in their imagery. Some stamps are Madagascan, Afghan, Soviet, Kampuchean and Ethiopian.
envelopes with illustrations and comemorative postage stamps
- 2008.005.08.005
- Item
- [19--]
Part of Leniniana Collection
various envelopes bearing illustratioins and Russian text, most including postage stamp and cancellation stamp. The cancellation stamps' designs honour congresses of the CPSU and anniversaries The envelops are not addressed. Some Ukrainian is written on an envelope in addition to Russian. It is a Ukrainian Communist Party Congress envelope.