About the book: 1977 / The book is dedicated to the history of mail. Based on various historical sources, including archival ones, the author talks about the development of postal communications in our country and abroad, mainly about the delivery of letters. It is traced how over the centuries it has been improved, changed forms and methods, how people used the achievements of science and technology, means of communication - trains, cars, ships, submarines, airships, airplanes, helicopters, rockets, to quickly deliver correspondence. In his book, the author pays main attention to domestic mail, showing its progress over the years of Soviet power.