Symbols of the Russian Federation

The white-blue-red is based on the coat of arms of

the duchy of Moscow, which is red with Saint George, wearing white armor and a blue cape, riding a white horse, holding a blue shield, defeating the dragon.

created in 1697 by Peter the Great, based on Holland's.

It was the origin of pan- Slavic colors, used by Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia and Bosnia . The white-blue-red flag was used till the fall of Kerensky's government, in November 1917. The same happened to the two-headed eagle, without the imperial crown"
Note that the 1856 version of St.George shows the rider going from right to left, while on modern shields both rider and dragon are turned from left to right, with the spear still in the foreground, making the right-handed knight's position more natural.

city shield since 15th century even without interruption and is

added to the coat of arms as a symbol of the capital. St. George the Victor was originally a personal Coat of Arms of Yuri (George) Dmitriyevich, second survived son of Dmitry the Don, due to St. George being his patron saint .

Eagle serves as the Russian Coat of Arms since 15th

century, when it was borrowed by Tsar Ivan the III from Bysanthy. The original color was black, as one can still see it on the Albanian State Flag. With the expansion of the Russian Empire the Eagle was decorated with shields of conquered countries and regions. After the Socialist Revolution in 1917 such a coat was abandoned. Since 1991, when Russia restored its independence, a number of attempts to adopt the official coat of arms were undertaken. In 1994 Russian Duma approved the coat featuring the Two-headed Eagle as the official one.

to Russia's newly restored Soviet-era anthem has been signed by

President Vladimir Putin.

The Anthem

Music by Aleksandr Aleksandrov,

1944 Lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, 2000 Russia, our holy country! Russia, our beloved country! A mighty will, a great glory, Are your inheritance for all time! Refrain: Be glorious, our free Fatherland! Eternal union of fraternal peoples, Common wisdom given by our forebears, Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you! From the southern seas to the polar region spread our forests and fields. You are unique in the world, inimitable, Native land protected by God! (Repeat refrain) Wide spaces for dreams and for living Are opened for us by the coming years Faithfulness to our country gives us strength Thus it was, so it is and always will be! (Repeat refrain)

version is the third by Sergey Mikhalkov.
The new lyrics'

reference to God would have been unthinkable under the Communists, who enforced a policy of official atheism and persecuted religious believers.
The last anthem to mention God was "God Save the Czar," used by the czarist regime that collapsed in 1917.
But, unlike "God Save The Czar," which refers to the "Orthodox czar," the anthem doesn't specify any particular faith. Russia's dominant religion is Orthodox Christianity, but religious minorities include Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Catholics, and Protestants.
President Putin, elected March 26, has been more willing to accept symbols of the Soviet past. He agreed on a compromise under which the old anthem would be restored, while Russia would keep the post-Soviet tricolour flag and the state coat of arms with the czarist double-headed eagle.

the Russian Federation on December 12, 1993 and in 1994

the President of the Russian Federation in his decree declared this day as a national holiday.

be vested in a Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation,

which will consist of two chambers:
The Council of Federations
The State Duma of the Russian Federation

Federations

President of the Russian Federation. He shall hold his Office

during the Term of four Years.

Dmitry Medvedev –President of the Russian Federation

of the Government of the
Russian Federation.

in
one Supreme Court.

Government


State
Duma



Council
Of
Federations




Supreme
Court



Central
Electorate
Commission




Constitutional
Court
Boris Gryzlov
Sergey Mironov
Vyacheslav Lebedev
Valeri Zorkin

Vladimir Churov

Dmitry Medvedev

Vladimir Putin

Царя храни! Сильный, Державный, Царствуй на славу нам, Царствуй на страх врагам, Царь Православный! Боже,

Царя храни!
1833

музыка Алексея Федоровича Львова автор новой версии гимна П.И. Чайковский
слова Василия Андреевича Жуковского

на страх врагам, Царь православный. Боже, Царя храни! Боже, Царя храни!

Славному долги дни Дай на земли! Гордых смирителю: Слабых хранителю, Всех утешителю - Всё ниспошли! Перводержавную Русь Православную Боже, храни! Царство ей стройное, В силе спокойное, - Все ж недостойное, Прочь отжени! О, провидение, Благословение Нам ниспошли! К благу стремление, В счастье смирение, В скорби терпение Дай на земли!

Aleksey Lvov
The author of the first
Russian Anthem

P.I. Tchaikovsky
-author of last variant
of the anthem
“God save the King”

Vasiliy Zhukovsky -
The Great Russian Poet.

Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire till 1917
The National

Flag

with us!”