OCTOBER 21, 2024 — Today marks the Day of the Coat of Arms and Flag of the Tver Oblast in Russia, reports Tver News. The day commemorates the approval of the Tver viceroyalty’s coat of arms by Catherine II on this day in 1780. The flag, based on this coat of arms, symbolizes the region’s…
OCTOBER 19, 2024 — Today, in Kirov, the largest Russian flag was unfolded to commemorate the city’s 650th anniversary, reports newsler.ru. According to Vyatka-na-Seti and the state-run Russian News Agency, the event took place at Theater Square and was organized by the Kirov branch of the public organization “Young Guard of United Russia.” The massive…
OCTOBER 17, 2024 — Arkhangelsk residents Mikhail Shishov and Evangelina Kosmynina have proposed a new flag design for their city, according to Arkhangelsk Online. They are responding to a 2021 initiative by Mayor Dmitry Morev to adopt an official flag. Currently, Arkhangelsk only has a coat of arms, but no flag. The proposed flag features…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, Belgorod Oblast in Russia celebrates its annual flag day, reported Vpered. Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Oblast, made a statement on the occasion, highlighting the values embodied in the flag. Gladkov remarked, “The colors and images of the flag of the region encode the main values of our great land….
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) of Russia celebrates the Day of the State Flag, SakhaNews reported. Officials Offer Congratulations to the Sakha Aysen Nikolayev, Head of the Sakha Republic, wrote on his Telegram channel, “For more than 30 years our flag has proudly flown over the expanses of Yakutia, embodying…