MoscowCapital and most populous city of RussiaCapital city and federal cityMoscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and more than 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area.
List of postal entitiesThis is a list of postal entities by country. It includes: The governmental authority responsible for postal matters.The regulatory authority for the postal sector. Postal regulation may include the establishment of postal policies, postal rates, postal services offered, budgeting for and financing postal operations. Where no independent postal regulator has been established, these tasks may be undertaken by the government or the operator(s).
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
MailThe mail, or post, is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as a government monopoly, with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is usually in the form of an adhesive postage stamp, but a postage meter is also used for bulk mailing.
Decree of the President of RussiaA Decree of the President of the Russian Federation (Russian: Указ Президента Российской Федерации, romanized: Ukaz Prezidenta Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or Executive Order (Decree) of the President of Russia is a legal act with the status of a by-law made by the President of Russia.
RussiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with three-fourths of its population living in urban areas.
Post Bank (Russia)JSC Post Bank (Pochta Bank pronunciation; Russian: АО «Почта Банк») was a Russian consumer bank founded on January 28, 2016, and obtained a license from the Central Bank of Russia for banking operations No. 650 on March 25, 2016. It was previously the Leto Bank ("Summer Bank"; Russian: Лето Банк) under VTB24. Prior to that, it was the "Bezhitsa-Bank" (Russian: Бежица-Банк) in Bryansk. The company's headquarters were in Moscow.
Vladimir PutinLeader of Russia since 1999Personal detailsBorn (1952-10-07) 7 October 1952 (age 73)Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionPartyIndependent(1991–1995, 2001–2008, since 2012)Other politicalaffiliationsPeople's Front (since 2011)United Russia (2008–2012)Unity (1999–2001)Our Home – Russia(1995–1999)CPSU (1975–1991)SpouseLyudmila Shkrebneva (m. 1983; div.Post of CrimeaPost of Crimea (Russian: Почта Крыма; Ukrainian: Пошта Криму; Crimean Tatar: Къырым почтасы) is a federal state unitary enterprise that carries out postal services in Crimea. It was created in 2014, following Russia's annexation of the peninsula. It is not a member of the Universal Postal Union. One of its tasks is to integrate the postal system of Crimea with that of Russia.
Postage stampA postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—which they wish to send.
Romanization of RussianThe romanization of the Russian language (the transliteration of Russian text from the Cyrillic script into the Latin script), aside from its primary use for including Russian names and words in text written in a Latin alphabet, is also essential for computer users to input Russian text who either do not have a keyboard or word processor set up for inputting Cyrillic, or else are not capable of typing rapidly using a native Russian keyboard layout (JCUKEN).
CrimeaPeninsula in EuropeMay 2015 satellite image of the Crimean PeninsulaCrimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.