Prepare a story about flags 1 2. History of the state flag of Russia. When did the Russian tricolor first appear?

Meaning

Currently there is no official interpretation of the colors of the National Flag Russian Federation, but there are many symbolic meanings.

Since ancient times in Rus', white, blue and red colors have meant:

white- nobility and frankness;

blue - fidelity, honesty, impeccability and chastity;

red- courage, boldness, generosity and love.

Another common interpretation was to correlate the colors of the flag with historical areas Russian Empire: White (white), Little (blue) and Great Rus' (red). This explanation came from the full title of the tsars and emperors of Russia: “All Great, and Little and White Russia,” symbolizing the unity of the Great Russians, Little Russians and Belarusians.

In pre-revolutionary times, there was a different interpretation of the meanings of these colors, for example:

white- the color of freedom;

blue- color of the Virgin Mary;

red- a symbol of sovereignty.

There was also an interpretation of these colors (similar to the symbolism of the Romanov dynastic flag) as a trinity Orthodox Church, royal power and people, where:

white- symbol Orthodox faith;

blue- symbol of royal power;

red- symbol of the Russian people;

In addition, it is often suggested that the three colors of the flag symbolize “Faith, Hope, Love.”

Story

The Russian tricolor has more than 300 years of history. The national flag in Russia appeared at the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, during the era of Russia’s emergence as a powerful state. For the first time, the white-blue-red flag was raised on the first Russian warship "Eagle", during the reign of Peter I's father Alexei Mikhailovich. Peter I is recognized as the legal “father” of the tricolor. On January 20, 1705, he issued a decree according to which “all kinds of merchant ships” should fly a white-blue-red flag, he himself drew a sample and determined the order of horizontal stripes.

In 1858, Emperor Alexander II approved a drawing “with the arrangement of the emblem black-yellow-white colors of the empire on banners, flags and other items for decoration on the streets on special occasions.” And on January 1, 1865, a personal decree of Alexander II was issued, in which the colors black, orange (gold) and white were directly called “the state colors of Russia.”

In Soviet Russia, for more than 70 years, the state flag was a red banner.

An extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR on August 22, 1991 decided to consider the tricolor the official symbol of Russia. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 11, 1993, the Regulations on the state flag of the Russian Federation were approved.

On December 25, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the federal constitutional law “On the State Flag of the Russian Federation.” In accordance with the law, the State Flag of the Russian Federation is a rectangular panel of three equal horizontal stripes: the top is white, the middle is blue and the bottom is red. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3.

The Russian flag is a tricolor. The flag consists of three equal horizontal stripes. The top stripe is white, the middle stripe is blue, and the bottom stripe is red.

The design of the Russian flag is based on the flag of the Netherlands. The Russian flag, in turn, was based on many flags of Slavic states in Europe, and the colors used in these flags (white, blue, red) are often called pan-Slavic colors - they gradually came to signify the independence and unity of the Slavs. Official meaning There is no symbolism of the Russian flag, but according to the most common opinion, the flag is given the following interpretation: white color symbolizes generosity and sincerity; blue denotes loyalty, honesty, and wisdom; red signifies courage, generosity, and love. It is also widely believed that red stands for Russians, blue for Ukrainians, and white for Belarusians.

A Brief History of the Russian Flag

The current Russian flag was adopted on August 21, 1991, shortly before Russia became an independent state and a member of the United Nations (December 26, 1991). Most historians believe that the Russian flag in its modern form appeared during the time of Peter I, or more precisely, his visit to the Netherlands in 1699. He went there in order to gain knowledge about shipbuilding from local craftsmen. During the trip, he came to the conclusion that Russia also needed a naval banner. He came up with a Russian flag, similar to the flag of the Netherlands, but with Russian colors. The flag he invented was used as the Russian naval flag for merchant ships, and later (in 1883) it was adopted as the civil flag of Russia. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, when Russia became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the current flag was replaced by another. After the collapse Soviet Union in 1991, the current Russian flag began to be used again.

Flags differ not only in colors, but also in proportions. The width and length of the panel is usually determined by the legislation of the country. In addition to images, figures and stripes of various colors, they may also contain inscriptions.

Each color on the flag is symbolic; it reveals a certain phenomenon or historical fact. One of the most striking examples is in Kenya, where the Maasai shield is taken as the basis. The red color on it symbolizes the blood shed by the people in the struggle for independence, black - the actual dark-skinned population of the country, white speaks of peace, green - of the rich natural resources countries .

The most depressing color – black – has a rather gloomy interpretation on flags. He usually talks about tragic events in the country's history: for example, brutal wars. An exception to this rule is African countries: there, indigenous people are designated in a similar way on their national flags. And also the Bahamas, where the black triangle proclaims the unity of the people.

The flag of the Philippines can be flown normally, with the blue stripe facing up, or upside down. In the latter case, this becomes a sign that war has begun.

All the flags of the world, and there are more than 500 of them, are rectangles or squares. Except in Nepali: it resembles two fused triangles. Each of them represents the dynasty that rules the kingdom.

In Denmark there is a law according to which a person is responsible for burning any flag of peace and for other desecration of it. But this rule does not apply to Danish.

British submarines sometimes fly pirate flags when rising to the surface. But this does not mean at all that sea robbers are sailing on them. During the First World War, when submarines were tested, the English admiral A. Wilson met the appearance new technology very hostile. He said that submarines were fighting an unfair war and prisoners from enemy submarines should be hanged as pirates. The British themselves really liked the comparison with pirates. Even today, when returning from each successfully completed mission, submariners often flaunt their “Jolly Roger.”

On the flag of the Chelyabinsk region, located far from the southern latitudes, you can see an image of a white camel loaded with luggage. There is no mistake here, because it was through these lands that numerous trade caravans passed through in the 19th century, and it was not unusual for Ural residents to see camels.

In Saudi Arabia, the flag is never lowered as a sign of mourning.

The image of the future Alaska flag was proposed by a 13-year-old teenager. And the current arrangement of stars on the US flag (after Alaska and Hawaii joined the States) is an 18-year-old boy, Robert Heft. Moreover, the school teacher to whom the guy showed his work didn’t like it: they didn’t give Robert a grade higher than a “B minus.” The teacher promised that he would change the grade if the US Congressmen approved this project. Congressmen approved, and the assessment had to be revised.

Canada could have a beaver instead of a maple leaf. It was this that Canadians considered their main symbol in the 19th century. But since a canvas depicting a beaver would look quite comical and certainly not solemn, they remembered another symbol, which, by and large, was not even a symbol: the sugar maple. But the maple leaf depicted on the Canadian flag does not exist in nature. The real leaf has 27 sharp protrusions, but in the figure there are only 11.

Like a symbol Russian state known for a long time. The first mention of it dates back to 1668. Since those distant times, the Russian flag has changed its appearance several times. However, now the Russian tricolor is the first flag of the Russian state.

Under the king, the construction of the first ships began, whose task was to protect trade caravans. When the first ship was launched, the question arose of what flag it should fly under. Until that time there was no state flag in Russia. Having carefully studied all existing flags, the Tsar ordered that the Russian flag be white, blue and red. slightly changed the law on the flag, ordering only merchant ships to sail under the tricolor; Russian warships had to sail under the St. Andrew's flag - a white cloth with an azure cross.

After the appearance of the flag in the country as a symbol of the state, every Russian ruler considered it his duty to change the state symbols. Russian symbols underwent the most serious changes in 1858 under the Tsar. By decree of the emperor, the third Russian flag was established. It was a black-yellow-white, “monarchical” tricolor, which was supposed to be raised above government and administrative institutions. This flag did not last long; it was abolished in 1883, upon the accession of the Tsar to the throne. His decree finally approved the national flag, a white-blue-red tricolor, which was ordered to be raised over buildings on days of state celebrations.

The last Russian emperor, upon his accession to the throne, legitimized the three colors of the Russian flag and their meaning. Red color denoted sovereignty, blue was a symbol of the Mother of God, patroness of Russia, white was a symbol of independence and freedom. Also, these colors symbolized the unity of White, Little and Great Rus'.

After October Revolution, in 1918, Yakov Sverdlov proposed as national flag red banner Under this banner, Russia went through the most difficult trials in its history. But under this flag they went into battle, defending our Motherland from fascism. The red banner became the one that was hoisted over the defeated Reichstag.

After the restoration of the new state - the Russian Federation, the country again returned to the historical white-blue-red tricolor. By decree of the first President of Russia, the National Flag Day was established, which has been celebrated since August 22, 1994.

The last Law on the State Flag was signed in 2000 by V.V. Putin. This law states that the State Flag of Russia is a rectangular panel, which consists of three equal-sized stripes of white, blue and red, where the ratio of width and length is 2:3. The white color in this flag denotes purity and perfection, blue is a symbol of fidelity and faith, and red is energy, strength and blood shed for Russia.

Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation

Every year on August 22, Russia celebrates the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation, established on the basis of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1714 of August 20, 1994 “On the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation.”

On August 22, 1991, the tricolor Russian flag was officially raised over the White House in Moscow for the first time, replacing the red banner with the hammer and sickle as the state symbol.

Story:

The national flag in Russia appeared at the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, during the era of the emergence of Russia as a powerful state. For the first time, the white-blue-red flag was raised on the first Russian warship "Eagle", during the reign of Peter I's father Alexei Mikhailovich. The “Eagle” did not sail for long under the new banner: having descended along the Volga to Astrakhan, it was burned there by the rebel peasants of Stepan Razin. Peter I is recognized as the legal father of the tricolor. On January 20, 1705, he issued a decree according to which “all kinds of merchant ships” should fly a white-blue-red flag, he himself drew a sample and determined the order of horizontal stripes.

In different variations the three-stripe flag also decorated warships until 1712, when the St. Andrew's flag was established in the navy. In 1858, Alexander II approved a drawing “with the arrangement of the emblem black-yellow-white colors of the Empire on banners, flags and other items for decoration on the streets on special occasions.” A January 1, 1865 a personal decree of Alexander II was issued, in which colors black, orange (gold) and white already right called “state flowers of Russia”. The black-yellow-white flag lasted until 1883. April 28, 1883 A decree from Alexander III was announced, which stated: “So that on those solemn occasions when it is considered possible to allow the decoration of buildings with flags, only the Russian flag should be used, consisting of three stripes: the upper one is white, the middle one is blue and the lower one is red.” In 1896, Nicholas II established a Special Meeting at the Ministry of Justice to discuss the issue of the Russian national flag. The meeting came to the conclusion that “the white-blue-red flag has every right to be called Russian or national and its colors: white, blue and red are called state.” The three colors of the flag, which became national, received an official interpretation. The red color meant “power”, blue - the color of the Mother of God, under whose protection Russia is, white - the color of freedom and independence. These colors also meant the commonwealth of White, Little and Great Russia.

August 22, 1991 The extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR decided to consider The official symbol of Russia is the tricolor, and by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 11, 1993, the Regulations on the state flag of the Russian Federation were approved. In August 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree that states: “In connection with the restoration on August 22, 1991 of the historical Russian tricolor state flag, covered with the glory of many generations of Russians, and in order to educate present and future generations of Russian citizens to respect the state symbols, I decree: Establish a holiday - the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation and celebrate it on August 22.”

On December 25, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Law, according to which the State Flag of Russia is a rectangular panel of three equal horizontal stripes: the top is white, the middle is blue and the bottom is red.

The colors of the Russian flag have many symbolic meanings. Currently, there is no official interpretation of the colors of the State Flag of the Russian Federation.

Since ancient times in Rus', white, blue and red colors have meant:

• white color - nobility and frankness;
• blue color - fidelity, honesty, impeccability and chastity;
• red color - courage, boldness, generosity and love.