Russian Post (Russian: По́чта Росси́и), a founding member of the Universal Postal Union, was formed in 1874. In 1902 Chief Postal Service was made part of the Internal Affairs Ministry and in 1917 under the Provisional Government it became part of Ministry of Post and Telegraph.
In 1993, Russian Post became a part of Ministry of Communications and in 2002, it’s status changed from a government ministry to a Unitary enterprise in the framework of the restructuring the federal postal communication agencies. The company’s headquarters are located in Moscow.