Every year in late summer (August 22), the Day of the State Flag.This holiday was officially established in Russia in 1994, in accordance with the presidential decree.
procedure usually accompanies the flag-raising performance of the anthem.The venue for the ceremony are usually large public event involving the first persons of the state.The moment when Russia raised the national flag, is a landmark.It is an expression of the greatness of the country and its historical past.Malicious damage and destruction of the flag will be prosecuted in accordance with Article 17.10 of the Administrative Code.
etymology
The concept of "flag" is derived from the German word and Flagge English flag.According to another version, it was borrowed in the era of Peter the Great of the Dutch language in which the word flag is translated as "the flag, the flag."Flag called flag of a certain color, having geometrically regular rectangular shape.
All national characters are distinguished by their individual colors.The number corresponds to the number of states on the planet.Each element of the flag bears a certain meaning.Each panel tells the story of the country it represents.
As Russia began the history of the flag?
It's hard to believe, but in the first five centuries of its history in Russia was not usual for us to state symbols such as coat of arms, flag and anthem.In the Middle Ages the flag was used instead of the miraculous icon.Since it was a campaign retinue of Prince previously committing common prayer.A striking example of this - described in historical documents of the Battle of Kulikovo.Before her Prince Dmitry Donskoy was blessed saint Sergius of Radonezh.He was presented with an icon, which depicts the Virgin Mary.It is also widely used banners and banners with pictures of the faces of the saints, Jesus Christ and the Virgin.However, a single national flag at the time had not yet appeared.
appearance of the first banner
Today we know how looks flag of Russia, but few think about which way had to pass the state symbols of our country to reach to date in the form in which it exists now.
As mentioned earlier, for a long time, and it is up to the XVII century, a single national flag in our country did not exist.For the first time mention of it appears in historical sources dating from 1667-1668 years.At this time the country was ruled by Alexis Romanov, the father of Peter the Great, who begins to actively develop international trade.
familiar to us Russian flag colors appear at this time.Underneath the water was lowered, "Eagle" - the first Russian warship.The ship was intended to protect the trade caravans from looters.
Officially the flag was introduced in the state symbols of a Peter the Great.In 1705 it issued a decree according to which every merchant ship had to be raised white-blue-red flag.Peter himself was working on a model of the national flag, it makes a paper sketch of its image and determining the order in which bands should be placed on the panel.
flag during the Russian Empire
In 1858, already under the reign of Alexander II, was issued a decree according to which the city streets during the holidays to decorate banners, flags and other objects painted in the colors of the coat of arms of the country.Since 1865, Russia's national colors of white, blue and red on changing color, which is painted an eagle stamp - black, gold and white.Imperial Russian flag becomes colored coat of arms and remained so until 1883.
In April 1883, Alexander III issued a decree restored the national flag the white-blue-red color, while the black-yellow-white tricolor given the status of a dynastic flag of the reigning House of Romanov.According to another version, familiar to us tricolor Emperor claims only to raise on merchant ships.
In 1896 - according to the order of Nicholas II - the national flag of the Russian Empire began to look like today.
In 1914, the First World War.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a variant of the Imperial flag that looked like the state flag.The difference was that in the top left corner there was a yellow square with the image of a black double-headed eagle.This composition at a time can be seen on the palace imperial standard.This flag was not an official, as many people think, his task was to raise the patriotic spirit of the people in wartime.Its use was not mandatory.What is the significance of the flag of Russia in this variation?He was a symbol of unity of the people and the king at that difficult time.
Russian flag at the beginning of the XX century
In 1917, after the fact of the February Revolution and the abdication of the emperor of the autocracy in favor of his brother Michael, then to hand over power to the Provisional Government (headed by Kerensky), Russia became a democratic republic.
revolutionaries widely used red flag.But in the spring of 1917, it was decided not to deprive the Russian tricolor state status and put a question concerning the symbols of the country until further notice of the Constituent Assembly.Thus, until April 1918, the white-blue-red flag remained the status of a national symbol of the country.
post-revolutionary period
Once accomplished the October Revolution, the history of the flag of Russia, as well as most of the country, has made a very sharp turn.When the Soviet regime came into its own, as its symbol Communists believed red rectangular cloth, which do not represent any additional elements.But this flag was not recognized officially, in any legal document (the country was still called the Russian Republic, and the flag is officially considered a white-blue-red tricolor).
In 1918, the issue concerning the national flag, was discussed by the Board of People's Commissars.Decision after the meeting of the Central Executive Committee proposed to assign the status of the national flag with a red cloth PVSS abbreviation that stands for the motto, "Workers of all countries, unite!ยป
However, this proposal was not supported.The status of the official flag of the RSFSR was awarded the Red Banner.But a decree proclaiming the official symbols, contained no update item prescribing the color, the size, the location line, length and width of the banner.
In July 1918, the first Constitution was adopted.Its Article 90 contains a description of how looks flag of Russia: as trade, maritime and military banner.Officially the flag was bright red, left his corner occupied abbreviation of the RSFSR.The Constitution of 1937 was registered item, confirming the use of the above described the flag as a national symbol of the country.
The New Face of the Soviet banner
In 1947, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a resolution which recommended the adoption of the Soviet republics their national flags on the basis of the flag of the country.What they did, adding their individual bands.In 1954, the flag of the RSFSR acquired a new face: a bright red flag near the staff appeared pale blue band across the entire width, on a red background at the left edge there crossed hammer and sickle of gold color on them and the Red Star in the frame of a gold rim.
return to the tricolor
At the end of the 80s of the twentieth century state symbol again began to look like the flag of Russia looks today, it has returned to the familiar red, blue and white colors.In 1991, during the August coup, the tricolor used forces opposed to the Emergency Committee.After the putsch failed, the tricolor flag was used in the Russian Federation as the national flag, but officially as such it was only in November of the same year, and a blue stripe has been replaced with an azure.On 25 December 1991 the Russian Federation officially ceased to exist, and in its place came the Russian Federation.
11 December 1993 by President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree, which described the flag as a rectangular cloth consisting of three strips of equal width, the upper one is white, middle - blue, lower - red.
Magic colors
Few of us think about what the flag stands for Russia, more precisely, its color.About that there are many versions, but there is no official interpretation.It is believed that the white color symbolizes the peacefulness, cleanliness, purity and perfection (or liberty);Blue symbolizes constancy, faith and faithfulness (according to another version, symbolizes the Virgin Mary);red is associated with energy, power and blood shed for the homeland (or autocracy).
can argue about what is the Russian flag in fact.With confidence we can say that these colors are a reflection of the Russian soul and character.
Contact Russian flag with the flags of other countries
White, blue and red are called Pan-Slavic colors.They were used in the making of flags of many Slavic nations.Among them, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria.It should also be noted that the Russian tricolor presented their common Slavic colors and flag.
Other banners
history flag Russia is inextricably linked with the history of the country, the state symbol of change with it.In addition to the formal white-blue-red, each military department has its own special flag.
the banners have all the armed forces: the Navy, Air Force, airborne troops.Each flag, if it does not represent the attributes of the armed forces, which he is, his story is somehow connected with the symbolism of the flag.
striking example of this - St. Andrew's flag, which is the most famous of military banners of our country and the main banner of the Navy.Its name is connected with the name of the fisherman Andrew, the first of the disciples of Christ.He is the very Apostle Andrew.It should be noted that the Scottish national flag similar to our St. Andrew's flag.Heraldry it also means the so-called St. Andrew's cross (the cross of this form of the apostle was crucified).But contrary to the statements of some Scottish politicians, the Russian maritime flag has its own history and its symbolism has not been copied from the British mountaineers.Banner appeared on the Russian ships in the times of Peter the Great and is the main symbol of the Navy to this day.
Military flags of Russia are varied and are another reflection of our history, demonstrating the development of the country and our armed forces.For over three centuries, introduced by Peter I attribute imperial state is national pride and a symbol of the country.
Now the reader know how looks flag of Russia, as well as what it means color.
