November 20, 2015

Pytor Bagration

Prince Pyotr Bagration (1765-1812) was Russian military leader, General of Infantry, veteran of the Russian-Turkish wars and the Italian and Swiss campaigns of Alexander Suvorov, the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812 and a veteran of the Polish Campaign (1793-1794).

Russia Post released the postage stamp on 10th July 2015 which depicts a portrait of Pyotr Bagration with the battle scene on the background.

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