. ▁The ▁st amps ▁were ▁issued ▁mainly ▁during ▁the ▁brief ▁period ▁of ▁Tu van ▁independence ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁accepted ▁by ▁serious ▁collect ors ▁until ▁recently ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁genu ine ▁postal ▁service . ▁Fe yn man ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁reach ▁Tu va ▁are ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Tu va ▁or ▁B ust ! ▁and ▁the ▁video ▁The ▁Qu est ▁For ▁T ann u ▁Tu va : ▁Richard ▁Fe yn man ▁– ▁The ▁Last ▁J our ney ▁of ▁a ▁Gen ius ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁online ▁on ▁YouTube . ▁Project ▁Tu va ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁efforts . ▁Tu va ▁was ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁award - win ning ▁document ary ▁G eng his ▁Blues . ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Development ▁Index : ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁– ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ty va , ▁rank : ▁ 7 9 / 7 9 ▁( the ▁lowest ). ▁Tu van ▁st amps ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁Gregory ▁Cor so ' s ▁poem ▁Mar riage . ▁Tu van ▁Serge y ▁Sho y gu , ▁Russia ' s ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁and ▁previously ▁Minister ▁for ▁Emer gency ▁Situ ations ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁is ▁Russia ' s ▁longest - ser ving ▁minister , ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁' Un ity '. ▁T uv ans ▁make ▁wishes ▁each ▁morning , ▁spr ink ling ▁milk ▁on ▁the