This stamp was part of a broader series issued by the Soviet Union to celebrate industrial achievement and the "working man" archetype central to Soviet iconography.
: The stamp features a detailed illustration of a steelworker, representing the metallurgical industry that was a cornerstone of the USSR's economic Five-Year Plans. Its face value was 40 kopeks . 0976.jpg
: During this era, postage stamps served as "miniature posters," broadcasting state values such as industrial progress, labor heroism, and technical prowess to both domestic and international audiences [16]. This stamp was part of a broader series
: Several journals use the prefix "0976" in their ISSNs (International Standard Serial Numbers), such as the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Online ISSN: 0976-2817) and the Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology (Print ISSN: 0976-6634) [27, 29]. : During this era, postage stamps served as
Because "0976.jpg" is a generic file-naming convention, it occasionally appears in unrelated contexts: