Among the stamps published in 2015 stamp enthusiasts chose an  otter stamp designed by Sándor Stern as the most beautiful. In second place came the stamp with a Bird of the Year, the honey buzzard, designed by Vladimir Taiger. Among the special stamps and envelope sets, the set created by Vladimir Taiger on the bird of the year theme  took the first place  by great majority.

 

Another strange winter. The spawning of burbots does not benefit from this climate; until the turn of the year water temperature in our waters has been higher than usual. During the January cold wave the spawning of burbots started under the ice cover in rivers. In lakes it will be a little later. The mating period of burbots in Lake Peipus lasts up to 7 weeks.