December 14, 2015

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur city

Russia Post released a stamp on the city of  Nikolayevsk-on-Amur on 14th August 2015.

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (Nikolayevsk till 1926) is a city of regional subordination and a center of Nikolayev region of Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation. The postage stamp depicts a monument to Admiral Gennady Nevelskoy with city view on the background.In 1926 the city was renamed in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur. It is an industrial and cultural center of the Northern Amur Region. The leading industries are maintenance of fishing industry, ship repair, enterprises of food industry. 

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