Inphilately, Leniniana is a topic for collecting postage stamps that tell about the life and story of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) or people, places, etc. connected with him. The topic was common in the Soviet Union.[1][2]
On the stamps of the USSR, Lenin was most frequently portrayed among the Bolsheviks. After 1923, his pictures were present on about 11% of all Soviet stamps. Lenin portrait first appeared on a stamp series that was the Mourning issue [Wikidata] printed immediately after his death in 1924. Images of the first Soviet leader soon became ubiquitous.[3]
Because of various Lenin representations on postage stamps, it is hardly possible to categorise them all. Among different ways and roles in which Lenin was shown, there were:[3]
There was even a stamp depicting Vladimir Lenin near a New Year's tree celebrating the holiday with children.[3]
Among the numerous themes to which postage stamps are devoted in the USSR there is one that is particularly close to heart and dear to every Soviet collector. This theme is attracting ever more attention of philatelists in other countries as well. They are putting out catalogues and holding stamp exhibitions. This theme is the Leniniana.
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