The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that postal stamps featuring contemporary Russian submarines from the Borey-A, Yasen-M, and Lada classes have entered circulation. The release, highlighted by RIA Novosti, marks a public celebration of the Navy’s latest underwater platforms and their enduring presence in national defense imagery.
The stamp issue was officially unveiled at a ceremony hosted by the Central Maritime Museum named after Peter the Great. Each of the three designs was printed in a circulation of 50,000 copies, with a face value of 30 rubles, aligning with the state postal service’s standard approach to commemorative issues that celebrate significant naval assets.
During the event, Vice Admiral Igor Mukhametshin extended gratitude to the Russian Postal Service for producing stamps and accompanying envelopes that help preserve the memory of the nation’s modern submarines for the public record and for future generations of philatelists and naval enthusiasts alike.
These nuclear-powered missiles carriers and multi purpose submarines play critical roles in Russia summers on the Northern and Pacific Fleets, with the Borey-A class, the 955A platform, and the 885M Yasen-M family representing the newest wave of strategic and tactical capability that the fleet relies upon for deterrence, presence, and power projection on global seas.
Earlier statements from the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s leadership highlighted ongoing naval modernization, noting that ships such as the Admiral Golovko frigate and the Rezkiy corvette, together with several other vessels, are slated to join the Russian Navy in the near term, broadening the fleet’s reach and capability across multiple naval theaters.
In related remarks, a veteran philatelist who has long tracked Soviet naval brands reflected on the historical value of these issues, pointing to four of the most influential and collectible Soviet-era stamps as a reminder of the enduring connection between naval power and postage diplomacy.