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On May 25, 2013 Kiev has a the Day of city. To the traditional
sports both to the cultural events the city administration and the operator of post
service "Ukrposhta" dated the presentation of a postage block devoted
to the 100 anniversary of the First Russian Olympic Games taken place in Kiev
on August 23-24, 2013. On block is submitted the photographic image of the
Playground and a medal of the Kiev Olympic Games.
Artist of stamp and cancel - V. Zhdanov. Multicolored;
printing – offset. Perforation frame - 11
1/2. Size of block: 95 x 73 mm. Size of stamp in block: 40,02 х 27,84 mm. Protection: microprint "В. Жданов". In UV light are shine the image of the athlete figure. Edition - 86 000 copies.
Printed on SE “Integrated Printing Plant “Ukraina” for production of
securities”.
The First Russian Olympic Games in Kiev included 11 sports:
track and field, gymnastics, fencing, fight, weightlifting, firing, swimming,
motorcycle sport, lawn-tennis, football. Over 600 participants of the Olympic
Games represented Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Riga, Kiev, Odessa,
Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Rostov, Tiraspol and other cities. Most of all awards
athletes of St. Petersburg won, the second place was taken by representatives
of Ukraine, in particular, inhabitants of Kiev, on the third place Moscovites. The Second Russian Olympic Games took place in 1914 in Riga. It was
planned to hold the Third Olympic Games in Petersburg, and the Fourth in
Moscow. However, the begun World war forever buried these intentions.
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