Commemorative stamp cancellation ceremony "50 years of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard of the Russian Federation" It took place on February 15, 2024 in the concert hall of the Ensemble

Postage stamps are not only state signs of payment for postal items. Being real works of art, postage stamps reflect the history of the country, its natural resources, national cultural traditions. Stamps play a major role in the patriotic education of the younger generation.

The ceremony of commemorative cancellation of a postage stamp dedicated to a particular event in the life of the country helps to attract public attention to this event, preserving historical memory.

A bright event in the cultural life of Russia in 2023 was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of one of the largest army musical and choreographic art groups in the country - The Song and Dance Ensemble of the Troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation under the direction of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

The Ensemble's work is greatly loved by audiences not only in our country, but also abroad. The Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Guard is the first and (at the moment) the only creative group in Russia to be awarded the Order "For Merits in Culture and Art". In honor of the anniversary of the famous group, a postage stamp "50 years of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation" was issued (artist and designer Alexander Povarikhin). The stamp depicts the Ensemble against the backdrop of the Moscow Kremlin, as well as the emblem of the Ensemble.

The following took part in the event of cancellation of the postage stamp “50 years of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation”:

― Alexander Khinshtein ― Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications;

― Artem Alibekov ― General Director of the Marka Publishing House;

― Lieutenant General Alexey Vorobyov ― Deputy Director of the Federal Service troops of the national guard of the Russian Federation ― commander-in-chief of the troops of the national guard of the Russian Federation;

― major general Denis Ermakov ― head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Federal Service of the troops of the national guard of the Russian Federation;

― major general Viktor Eliseev ― chief ― artistic director and chief conductor of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia;

- the personnel of the Ensemble.

During the stamp cancellation procedure, the host of the event - Deputy Head of the Ensemble, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of Russia Colonel Igor Shustikov announced the main milestones in the history of the group and emphasized that the main task of the group is to preserve the historical heritage of the Russian army and the mission of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation as the guarantor of law and order in the country, in forming deep respect among Russians for the employees of the Russian Guard, who are an example of courage and loyalty to military duty.

Igor Shustikov also informed the event participants that the stamps "50 years of the Russian Guard Ensemble" have already entered postal circulation. In addition, in the "mARka" application, you can see the "living" stamp in augmented reality mode.

Lieutenant General Alexei Vorobyov and Alexander Khinshtein, who spoke at the end of the stamp cancellation procedure, noted the high level of professionalism of the artists of the Russian Guard Song and Dance Ensemble, one of the best musical and choreographic art groups in the country. The speakers emphasized the enormous role of military ensembles in the life of the country - both in the years of severe trials and in peaceful life - and wished the artists of the Ensemble and its leader - Major General Viktor Eliseev further creative prosperity for the benefit of our great Motherland.