Headquarters of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON), in Moscow, and flags of its members: Bulgaria, Cuba, Romania, Hungary, Mongolia, Soviet Union, Germany (Berlin), Poland and Czechoslovakia
The Kremlin was the official residence of supreme power from 13th century, as the residence of the grand prince of Moscow, and also the center of the spiritual life of the state. The current stone walls and towers were erected between 1485 and 1516. (World Heritage Centre [UNESCO], Paris, 1990-2024: 545)
Lomonosov Moscow State University: It was founded in 1755, on the initiative of Mihail Vasilevič Lomonosov, an outstanding scientist of the enlightenment. Its main building (1949-1953) is the tallest of seven Moscow skyscrapers in the Stalinist architectural style, and consists of the central tower, followed by its two 18-storey high lateral wings that slope down to the arms of 8 stories each.
The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre was founded in 1776. The company acquired the Petrovka Theatre in 1780, which was destroyed by fire in 1805 . A new building was projected by Andrej Mihajlov and Osip Bove, and completed in 1825. It was a monumental complex with a strong eight-column portico, and a copper Apollo statue above the front. Fired again in 1853, it was rebuilt by Alberto Cavos in 1856.
![The Kremlin was the official residence of supreme power from 13th century, as the residence of the grand prince of Moscow, and also the center of the spiritual life of the state. The current stone walls and towers were erected between 1485 and 1516. (World Heritage Centre [UNESCO], Paris, 1990-2024: 545)](https://encyclopaediaphilatelica.net/storage/uploads/7HT4ZWGibtdRqZujxXruh8kGC6052cPVkOIg19mu.jpg)
