ST HELENA 2013 - 60th Anniversary QUEEN ELIZABETH II Coronation

The 87-year-old monarch was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, after a period of mourning following the death of King George VI in February, 1952.

RUSSIA 2013

Full Cavalier of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland V.S. Chernomyrdin (1938-2010) Moscow

 

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin is an outstanding statesman, public figure and diplomat. He was the Minister of Gas Industry and the first Chairman of the Board of the State Gas Concern "Gazprom". He was also Minister of Russia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. He was a Presidential Advisor of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of the President on economic cooperation with the CIS member states.

V.S. Chernomyrdin was awarded the Orders of Merit for the Fatherland of I, II, III and IV degrees.

The postage stamp depicts a portrait of V.S. Chernomyrdin, a sing and Star of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of I degree.

RUSSIA 2013

Heroes of the Russian Federation

  

 

Yuri Aleksandrovich Dmitriev (1978-2002) was a military engineer, a captain. In October 2002 at making engineer reconnaissance in October district of Grozny was blown up on the radio-controlled land mine, then the group was undergone a massive fire from automatic weapons. Yu.A. Dmitriev was awarded (posthumously) the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation for courage and bravery showed during carrying out of the military duty in North Caucasus region. 

 

Oleg Gennadievich Ilyin (1967-2004) is an officer of Department “B” (“Vympel”) of the FSB Centre of special purpose of the Russian Federation, a colonel. He took part in the fights with the terrorist groups. He was sent several times to the North Caucasus, took part in difficult combat and special operations against terrorists. He died during the releasing of hostages in a terrorist act in Beslan. He was awarded (posthumously) the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation (2004).

 

Nilolay Sainovich Maidanov (1956-2000) was a flyer, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a Hero of the Russian Federation, a commandant of the 325th separate military transport helicopter regiment, a colonel. On the 29th of January 2000, helicopters flight of MI-8, consisting of the helicopter of regiment’s commandant Maidanov, flew in the district of the Argun Gorge (Chechnya). The troop of raiders were ambushed. Maidanov got a mortal hurt. He was awarded (posthumously) the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation (2000).

 

Chernychev Evgeny Nikolaevich (1963-2010) was a head of Service of fire fighting of the Federal fire fighting service of the operation centre in the crisis situations of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations of the city of Moscow, a colonel of internal service. He served as chief of guard, deputy company commander, assistant of the chief of Moscow fire staff. He died during evacuation of people from the fire building in Moscow. On the 24th of March 2012, he was awarded (posthumously) the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation

 

Valery Ivanovich Shkurny (1959-2000) was a captain, a deputy chief of SOBR special police of the Directorate for Combating Organised Crime at Department of Internal Affairs of Bryansk region. He took part three times in Chechen companies. V.I. Shkurny died in the village Komsomolskoe, covered a grenade with his body, saving wounded soldiers. On the 4th of July 2000 he was awarded (posthumously) the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation.