Description:
10 nice Russian Symbols & Coat of Arms Vectors...
Russian Symbols & Coat of Arms Vectors
Description:
10 nice Russian Symbols & Coat of Arms Vectors...
Observe
above the flag of Russia which is a tricolor of three equal horizontal
fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. The
flag of Russia is the source of the Pan-Slavic colours.
The
"coat of arms flag", sometimes called "Romanov dynastic flag": the
official national flag of the Russian Empire from 1858 to 1883.This
flag was utilized as naval and military ensign since 1693 at least, and
was adopted as a merchant flag in 1705. On May 7, 1883 it was
authorised to be used on land. However, it did not became an official
national flag (State Flag) until the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II in
1896.
Myth traces the origin of the Russian flag to Tsar Peter
the Great's visit to the Netherlands in 1699. The tsar, who went there
to learn about shipbuilding, realised the need for Russia to have a
flag for its navy too. Allegedly, he based Russia's flag on the flag of
the Netherlands, making it a tricolour with three equal horizontal
fields, but he chose Russian colors for it (the flag of the
Netherlands, for that time, was orange, white and blue).
This
story, while widely publized, is probably a myth, as a German flag book
of 1695 (predating Peter's trip to Western Europe) already describes
flags of a similar design belonging to the Tsar of Muscovy. While the
Russian tricolour is allegedly based on the Dutch civil ensign, it was
used earlier than is commonly presumed (in fact, it was already flown
by the Oriol - "Eagle" - the first battleship of the Russian Navy, in
1667).
The three colors came from the coat of arms of the Duchy
of Moscow, which depict Saint George wearing white (silver) armour,
riding a white horse, wearing a blue cape and holding a blue shield, on
a red field. According to another version, these three colours were
associated with the robes of the Virgin Mary, the holy protectress of
Russia.
Another interpretation of the three colors is the order
that they are placed reflected the Russian social system while under
the monarchy: white represents God, blue represents the Tsar and red
represents the peasants. An extremely common interpretation is the
association of colours with the main parts of the Russian Empire: White
thus represents White Russia (Belarus), blue the Ukraine or Small
Russia ("Malorossia"), Red the Russian mainland.
