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On October 13, 2003, President Vladimir Putin issued Decree No. 471-rp "On the procedure for Issuing Certificates of Registration of Official Symbols and Distinctive Signs in the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation". According to this document, the certificate of registration in the State Heraldic Register "is drawn up on a ...
It is similar to the national emblems of the Russian Empire. The current coat of arms was designed by artist Yevgeny Ukhnalyov; it was adopted officially on November 30, 1993. [3] A horseman, considered to be Saint George, killing a dragon, is the second of the two main Russian symbols.
The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem.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 .
It shows wheat as the symbol of agriculture, a rising sun for the future of the Russian nation, the red star (the RSFSR was the last Soviet Republic to include the star in its state emblem, in 1978) as well as the hammer and sickle for the victory of Communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states".
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[2] The armorial composition bears explicit reference to the coat of arms of Tsardom (Governorate) of Siberia which used to be a part of the Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire. The Imperial design was probably derived from the earlier symbol of the Tatars of Siberia and featured two sables supporting a crown, a bow and two arrows.
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Russians sometimes speak of an icon as having been "written", because in the Russian language (like Greek, but unlike English) the same word (pisat', писать in Russian) means both to paint and to write. Icons are considered to be the Gospel in paint, and therefore careful attention is paid to ensure that the Gospel is faithfully and ...