65th Anniversary of VDNKh - Main Entrance Arch
Russia · 2003 · A
The stamp depicts the grand Main Entrance Arch of VDNKh (Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) in Moscow. The arch features a prominent sculpture of a tractor driver and a kolkhoz woman.
This stamp commemorates the 65th anniversary of VDNKh, a major exhibition and recreational complex in Moscow, originally opened in 1939 to showcase the Soviet Union's economic and scientific achievements. The Main Entrance Arch is an iconic symbol of the complex.
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