On March 5, 2013 the Russian Federation post together with the post administration of the Republic of Bulgaria introduces into circulation a postage block dated for the 135th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Turkish war 1877-1878. On russian block is represented a fragment of the N. D. Dmitriev-Orenburgsky "General M. D. Skobelev on a horse" (1883) picture from collection of the Irkutsk regional art museum V.P. Sukachyov.

Design: А. Povarikhin.
Size of Block: 68х92 mm.
Size of stamp in Block: 30х42 mm.
Edition: 75 000 copies.

"The white general" Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev became the hero of the Russian-Turkish war 1877-78. By his command was won the brilliant victory under Lovchey, are carried out two storms of Plevna, winter transition through the Balkan ridge, fight near Sheynov and San Stephano's occupation near Istanbul.
The war result became the San Stefano’s peace treaty favorable to Russia which has brought liberation of Bulgaria from a 500-year Ottoman yoke.  In 1878 the Bulgarians erected in Sofia a monument to the Russian soldiers with an inscription:  "To Tsar-Liberator Alexander Nikolaevich.  To his due and love was freed Bulgaria".