The project Ulyanovsk Region as the Philatelic Capital of Russia 2008 has kicked off in Ulyanovsk. Governor Sergey Morozov has announced the beginning of the project realization.
      
      A range of events on both a national and a regional scale will be held in the framework of the project. The unveiling of Monument to Letter in Ulyanovsk, presentation of the project Krestovo-Gorodishe as the Minor Philatelic Capital of Russia, the philatelic contest Mail-Art, Unusual Mail, opening of the Simbirsk Mail Museum and a number of regional and all-Russian stamp exhibitions are among them, u-volga.ru reports.
      
      In 2008 Ulyanovsk Region will become the first ever Philatelic Capital of Russia, following the decision of the Union of Philatelists of Russia.
      
      Source: oreanda.ru