Russia's first post office opened by the federal postal service with assistance from the Russian Orthodox Church at Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg.

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Nazary, archbishop and father superior at St. Petersburg's Alexander Nevsky Monastery, shows artwork envelopes with canceled postage stamps at Russia's first post office opened at the monastery by the federal postal service with assistance from the Russian Orthodox Church.

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A monk rubber stamps envelopes at Russia's first post office opened by the federal postal service with assistance from the Russian Orthodox Church at St. Petersburg's Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

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A monk wax seals an envelope at Russia's first post office opened by the federal postal service with assistance from the Russian Orthodox Church at St. Petersburg's Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

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Monks work at Russia's first post office opened by the federal postal service with assistance from the Russian Orthodox Church at St. Petersburg's Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

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