On October 9, Post Day is celebrated around the world

9 October 2018, Tuesday

On October 9, World Post Day is celebrated annually.  The holiday is included in the United Nations system of world and international days.

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established on this day in 1874 and Russia became one of the 22 founding countries

Today, the UPU includes postal administrations from 192 countries, the Russian Post is a member of the Union’s Postal Operations Council.

International Post speaks 6,800 languages. Post offices are located in the most remote regions of the world - from the Pacific Islands to the North Pole.

Russian Post is a federal postal operator included in the list of strategic enterprises of the Russian Federation.