OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2008. Post office situated on the territory of museum complex Petropavlovskaya fortress welcomed all visitors. Russian Post pleasantly surprised citizens and guests of Saint Petersburg to the Day of City, reported the press-centre of Russian Post.

Interior of post office is made in historical style of Catherine the Great to create atmosphere of that epoch. Оperators are dressed as postal workers of 18th century. They can offer visitors full range of services and tell of the history of Russian post.

Visitors can also buy enlarged assortment of souvenirs with symbols of Saint Petersburg and a lot of philatelic production.

Post office will have special calendar stamp depicting Petropavlovskaya fortress. This stamp was practiced after solemn ceremony of special canceling. The ceremony was attended by V.B. Zagorskiy, referent of Director General, FSUE Russian Post and K.V. Vasiliev, Deputy Director, AFPS in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region.

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Along with "historical" services new post office of Russian Post renders full range of modern and high tech postal services, among them express mail services, money orders services, cellular and fixed communications, Internet and TV services.