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Smaller flags, from left to right: Barra, South Uist, Yorkshire West Riding (historical), Orkney, Shetland, Scania, Åland, Pärnu, Setomaa (ethnic), Vepsians (ethnic). A Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist.
Finnish military heraldry is a mixture of Scandinavian and Russian tradition. The colours are usually modeled after Swedish regimental flags of the 17th century, but some units carry flags reminiscent of Russian or German traditions. Colours often bear the emblem of the province where a unit is located.
Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Minister of Defense Igor Sergeyev, visits the settlement of homes of families of the employees of the Lourdes SIGINT station in Cuba, 15 December 2000 The Lourdes SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) facility, located near Havana , Cuba , was the largest facility of its kind operated by Soviet and later Russian foreign ...
Troops of the Russian 102nd Military Base at Republic Square, Yerevan during the 2016 Armenian Independence Day military parade. This article lists military bases of Russia abroad. The majority of Russia's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "near abroad".
The flag came to represent the neutrality and cooperation of the UN, so similar flags are often adopted for regions in states of conflict or instability. The first such national flag was the flag of Eritrea from 1952 to 1962, which symbolized peace between the Christians and Muslims in the newly formed country. [3]
It was the largest Soviet base abroad in the 1940s to 1950s. Cam Ranh Base Vietnam: 1979–2002 Pasha Liman Base, Vlore Albania: 1955–1962 It was the only Soviet base in the Mediterranean in the 1950s. [5] Porkkala Naval Base Finland: 1944–1956 Signals intelligence facility. Rostock East Germany: 1949–1990 Signals intelligence facility ...
Royal flag with the lesser national coat of arms (surrounded by the insignias of the Order of the Seraphim) 1905–present: Used by the heir apparent above the royal flag on naval ships: Split pennant with the lesser national coat of arms 1905–present: Used by the Regent ad interim, when he is a non-royal: Same as the Military ensign 1844–1905
The nation of Russia has designed and used various flags throughout history. Listed in this article are flags — federal, administrative, military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).