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Modern [[Russia]] (i.e. the [[Russian Federation]]) has many symbols. Some of these symbols remain from historical periods such as the [[Tsar]]ist era or [[Soviet Union]], while others have even older origins.
 
The '''[[Russia|Russian Federation]]''' has several official national symbols including 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]].
 
==Emblems and symbols==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Symbol
!Name
!Image
|-
|National flag
|[[Flag of Russia]]
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|center|frameless]]
|-
|National emblem<ref>{{Cite web |title=National symbols of the Russian Federation |url=http://www.gov.ru/main/symbols/gsrf2_1_en.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=www.gov.ru}}</ref>
|[[Coat of arms of Russia]]<ref>please notice the double headed eagle was literally espoused by Ivan III marrying Sophia Palealog in the XVth century.</ref>
|[[File:Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.svg|center|frameless|154x154px]]
|-
|National anthem
|[[National anthem of Russia]]
|[[File:Russian Anthem Music Sheet.InstrumentalSimple.svg|center|frameless]][[File:National Anthem of Russia (2000), three verses.ogg|center|thumb]]
|-
|De facto
National personification
|[[Mother Russia]]
|[[File:Personification of Russia Russian Empire 1912 Bill 500 rubles Obverse.jpg|center|frameless|203x203px]]
|-
|National founder
|[[Rurik]]
|[[File:1000 Rurik.JPG|center|frameless|227x227px]]
|-
|National animal{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|[[Eurasian brown bear]]
(''[[Eurasian brown bear|Ursus arctos arctos]]'')
|[[File:Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) female 1.jpg|center|frameless|172x172px]]
|-
|De facto
National bird
|[[Golden eagle]]
(''[[Golden eagle|Aquila chrysaetos]]'')
|[[File:Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg|center|frameless|170x170px]]
|-
|National currency
|[[Russian ruble]]
|[[File:Rouble coins.png|center|frameless|160x160px]]
|-
|National dances
|[[Barynya]], [[Kamarinskaya]], [[Kozachok]], [[Tropak]], [[Khorovod]]
|[[File:Ах, барыня, барыня crop.jpg|center|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|National flower
|[[Chamomile]]
(''[[Matricaria chamomilla]]'')
|[[File:Kamomillasaunio (Matricaria recutita).JPG|center|frameless|185x185px]]
|-
|National instruments
|[[Garmon]], ''[[balalaika]]'', ''[[gusli]]'', [[spoons (musical instrument)|spoons]]
|[[File:A prima balalaika and a bass balalaika.jpg|center|frameless|227x227px]]
|-
|National poet
|[[Alexander Pushkin]], [[Anna Akhmatova]], [[Boris Pasternak]], [[Sergei Yesenin]], [[Ivan Turgenev]], [[Ivan Bunin]]
|[[File:Kiprensky Pushkin.jpg|center|frameless|172x172px]]
|-
|Patron saint
|[[Our Lady Derzhavnaya]], [[Alexander Nevsky]], [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great]], [[Saint Casimir|Casimir]], [[Saint George|George]], [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]], [[Vladimir the Great|Vladimir I of Kiev]], [[Boris and Gleb]], [[Sergius of Radonezh]]
|[[File:AlexanderNevskyTitul.jpg|center|frameless|199x199px]]
|-
|National tree
|[[Birch]]
(''[[Betula pendula]]'')
|[[File:Betula ermanii in Kuril nature reserve.jpg|center|framless|172x172px]]
|-
|National colors
|{{Color swatch|#FFFFFF|White}}{{Color swatch|#0036A7|Blue}}{{Color swatch|#D62718|Red}}{{Color swatch|#63B76C|Green}}
|-
|National liquor
|[[Vodka]]
|[[File:Русская водка.png|center|frameless|189x189px]]
|-
|De facto
National fruit
|[[Apple]]
(''[[Apple|Malus domestica]]'')
|[[File:Red Apple.jpg|center|frameless|172x172px]]
|-
|National sport
|[[Bandy]]
|[[File:Bandy players.jpg|center|frameless|170x170px]]
|-
|National dish
|[[Beef stroganoff]], [[chicken Kiev]], ''[[pierogi]], [[borscht]], [[shchi]], [[Kasha]], [[pelmeni]], [[pirozhki]]''
|[[File:Borscht served.jpg|center|frameless|170x170px]]
|}
 
=== Soviet era ===
 
* [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union]]
* [[Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Flag of RSFSR]]
* [[Victory Banner]]
* [[Hammer and sickle]]
* [[Red star]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline|Symbols of Russia}}
 
{{Russia topics}}
{{Europe topic| National symbols of}}
{{Asia topic|National symbols of}}
 
[[Category:National symbols of Russia| ]]
 
 
{{Russia-culture-stub}}

Latest revision as of 19:16, 4 September 2025


Modern Russia (i.e. the Russian Federation) has many symbols. Some of these symbols remain from historical periods such as the Tsarist era or Soviet Union, while others have even older origins.

The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including 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.

Emblems and symbols[edit | edit source]

Symbol Name Image
National flag Flag of Russia
National emblem[1] Coat of arms of Russia[2]
National anthem National anthem of Russia
De facto

National personification

Mother Russia
National founder Rurik
National animal[citation needed] Eurasian brown bear

(Ursus arctos arctos)

De facto

National bird

Golden eagle

(Aquila chrysaetos)

National currency Russian ruble
National dances Barynya, Kamarinskaya, Kozachok, Tropak, Khorovod
National flower Chamomile

(Matricaria chamomilla)

National instruments Garmon, balalaika, gusli, spoons
National poet Alexander Pushkin, Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Sergei Yesenin, Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Bunin
Patron saint Our Lady Derzhavnaya, Alexander Nevsky, Andrew, Basil the Great, Casimir, George, Joseph, Vladimir I of Kiev, Boris and Gleb, Sergius of Radonezh
National tree Birch

(Betula pendula)

framless
framless
National colors Template:Color swatchTemplate:Color swatchTemplate:Color swatchTemplate:Color swatch
National liquor Vodka
De facto

National fruit

Apple

(Malus domestica)

National sport Bandy
National dish Beef stroganoff, chicken Kiev, pierogi, borscht, shchi, Kasha, pelmeni, pirozhki

Soviet era[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "National symbols of the Russian Federation". www.gov.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ↑ please notice the double headed eagle was literally espoused by Ivan III marrying Sophia Palealog in the XVth century.

External links[edit | edit source]

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