In 2013 the Slave people of the former USSR: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are celebrating an outstanding historical event - the 1025th anniversary of the Kievan Rus’ Christianization. the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federatin and Ukraine have signed an agreement on the issue of postage block, first day covers and special cancellations dedicated to this epoch-making event.
On July 28, 2013 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue a postage block of 3 values “1025th anniversary of the Rus’ Christianization”.
Designer: Ivan Lukin. Printing: offset. Colour: multicoloured. Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. Perforation: frame 131/2. Size of stamps in block: 37x52 mm. Size of block: 131x78 mm.. Edition: 15.000 copies.

The issue is made at the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House A. T. Nepogodin. While printing a postage block is used the technology of thermal stamping by metalized foil of golden colour.
On stamps in Block are presented the following icon paintings:
“Lamentation of Christ”, mid-19th century. From Grodno State Museum of the History of Religion.
“Old Testament Trinity”, early 18th century. From the Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve.
“Christ Pantocrator”, 18th century. From the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk.