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American political cartoon, 1904. The Russian Bear (Russian: Русский медведь, romanized: Russkiy medved') is a widespread symbol (generally of a Eurasian brown bear) for Russia, used in cartoons, articles, and dramatic plays since as early as the 16th century, [1] and relating alike to the Russian Empire, the Russian Provisional Government and Russian Republic, the Soviet Union ...
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 The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem.
Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris [42] [better source needed] Nepal: Cow (national animal) Bos indicus [43] Himalayan monal (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus Nicaragua: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [44] Pakistan: Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [45] Indus river dolphin (national ...
Pages in category "National symbols of Russia" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda. Some personifications in the Western world often took the Latin name of the ancient Roman province. Examples of this type include Britannia, Germania, Hibernia, Hispania, Helvetia and Polonia.
The coat of arms of Russia derives from the earlier coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505), the current coat of arms is directly derived from its medieval original, with the double-headed eagle having Byzantine and earlier antecedents.
The bear is traditionally regarded as the symbol of Russian (military and political) might. It is also Finland's national animal; [41] and in Croatia, a brown bear is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 5 kuna coin, minted from 1993 to 2023. [42]
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the national animal of Russia. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Russia. There are 266 mammal species in Russia, of which five are critically endangered, thirteen are endangered, twenty-six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.