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  2. List of Russian flags - Wikipedia

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    State flag of the Russian Federation: Project flags of Russia after the dissolution of the USSR with communist symbols slightly modified, submitted multiple times in the State Duma by Communist and Agrarian deputies. [17] [18] [19] 2007: Symbol of Victory Banner: As described in a bill from 2007 vetoed by Vladimir Putin's presidential decree. [20]

  3. Flag of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Tsar Alexander II's Flag of the Russian Empire (1858–1896) Russian flag during WWI on a postcard (1914–1917) [a] The Russian tricolour flag was adopted as a merchant flag at rivers in 1705. These colours of the flag of Russia would later inspire the choice of the " Pan-Slavic colours " by the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848 .

  4. National symbols of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem. The current design of the national flag is the same as the Russian Empire and was officially adopted again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union .

  5. Coat of arms of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The standard of the president of Russia is a squared Russian tricolour defaced with the coat of arms of Russia, the banner of the Russian Armed Forces also has the coat of arms centered on the obverse side. Some state awards of Russia are also designed based on the coat of arms, including the State Prize.

  6. Flag of the Russian Empire - Wikipedia

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    White-blue-red flag of the Russian Empire (1896-1917) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Flag of the Russian Empire .

  7. Russian heraldry - Wikipedia

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    A horseman, considered to be Saint George, killing a dragon, is the second of the two main Russian symbols. It is the coat of arms of Moscow and used on the flag of Moscow (which is a banner of arms) and as an inescutcheon (smaller shield) on the coat of arms of Russia. [4]

  8. Why are Russians not competing under their flag in Beijing? - AOL

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    The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. Here is why sanctions were imposed on ...

  9. Coat of arms of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    After the Russian Revolution, the heraldic symbols of the Russian Empire were banned. On September 22, 1924, the Moscow Governorate Soviet adopted a new emblem which features a red star, the sickle and hammer symbol, and the Monument to the Soviet Constitution . On the red scroll it says: Московский совет рабочих ...