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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.
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).
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".
Tsar Peter the Great personally designed a merchant flag of Russia based on the colors of the flag of the Netherlands. [18] The Russian flag, in turn, inspired many flags of countries in the Slavic region. Most retained the white, blue and red, but Bulgaria changed the blue stripe on the flag of Russia into a light green stripe. [19]
Yeysk air base Krasnodar Krai Ka-27M Il-20M Tsentralny air base Rostov Oblast An-12 An-26 An-148-100E Mi-24P Mi-26 Il-20M Taganrog air base Rostov Oblast Il-76MD Kirovskoye air base Occupied Crimea: Flight Test Centre (Maritime) Feodosia and Dzhankoi Occupied Crimea: 18th Anti-Aircraft Regiment S-400; Pantsir-S1; Dzhankoi helicopter base ...
Also a similar flag exists with blue background for Scania region Unofficial: The county of Jämtland: Jamtland (that belonged to Norway until 1645) has its own movement for the Republic of Jamtland – not a serious attempt for independence but more a touch of humor and local culture. The flag however is used in the area. Official: Jämtland ...
During 2013 several Russian Air Force exercises over the Baltic Sea aimed at Swedish military targets have made the future of the Swedish Armed Forces a hot topic and several political parties now want to increase defence funding. [48] [49] [50] In August 2019, the government announced a bank tax to fund the military spending. [51]
St. Andrew's flag was cancelled by the decree of the All-Russian Congress of the Navy of 18 November (1 December) 1917. During the Russian Civil War St. Andrew's flag was hoisted on the White Navy's ships. After the Russian Revolution, the Russian Navy Ensign was changed, but it was used by the White Army up to 1924.