CIS (Commonwe alth of Independent States) was founded on December 8, 1991. This organization arose immediately after the collapse of the USSR. In Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus signed an agreement on the founding of the CIS. Later, other former republics of the USSR, except for the B altic states, joined the Commonwe alth.
Flag of the CIS: the history of official legalization
Each state and interstate association has its own symbols: flag, emblem, coat of arms, etc. The CIS cannot be an exception to the rule. For some reason, the issue of approving the organization's flag did not arise immediately after the signing of the agreement in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The first projects appeared in 1994. In the same year, the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member countries approved the draft Regulations on the flag and emblem of the organization.
The official design of the external symbols of the international organization continued in 1995. The fact is that on May 13 this year, a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly was held in full force, at which the provision on the CIS flag, its description was officially approved. There was one more formality to go through: the documents were to be signed by the presidents of the CIS states. This event happened on 19June 1996.
Description of the flag of the Commonwe alth of Independent States
Flags of many states or organizations arose on the basis of some historical elements. In addition, state symbols, images on them often have a certain ideological meaning. If we talk about the flag of the CIS, then it was created artificially. There is no historical or special ideological essence.
What does this symbol look like? The base is a rectangular blue canvas. Let's look at the center of the flag. There we will see a white figure. Many may have an association that they see hands stretched up to the sky, with some kind of appeal. But these are just vertical lines and ring-shaped stripes. In the center is a circle of golden color. Watching this composition, we understand that the CIS is a peaceful organization that professes the principles of equality and partnership between states.
Flag of Ukraine
Let's also talk about the flags of the CIS republics. Let's start with the Ukrainian symbol. Officially, the symbol of Ukraine was approved by a resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 28, 1992. In theory, this day should be considered the Day of the State Flag, but legislators have found another option. This public holiday, which does not have the status of an official holiday, is celebrated on August 23, before the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24.
What does the flag look like? This is a rectangular canvas. The top of the flag is blue, the bottom is yellow. If you divide the canvas into 5 parts, then the blue will be 2/5, and the yellow will be 3/5 parts. This color means"heaven" and "earth". It was under this flag that military units formed on the territory of Ukraine took part in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.
State flag of the Russian Federation
The current Russian flag is a tricolor. Historically, in appearance, the Russian flag is similar to similar symbols of some European states: France, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and some others. It is not worth talking about complete identity. With French, only colors are common. If we compare the flag of Russia with the symbol of Slovenia, then we will find an absolute identity, but additional images are still applied on the Slovenian canvas.
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin of December 11, 1993 approved the description of the Russian flag. This is a rectangular canvas, which consists of three identical (as they say in the text of the decree, "equal") strips. The color of the top stripe is white, the middle stripe is colored blue and the bottom stripe, respectively, is red. In 2000, the constitutional law "On the State Flag" was adopted in the Russian Federation.
Flags of the CIS republics
A quick look at the state symbols of the CIS countries, we will see that most of the canvases have three colors. For example, take the flag of the state of Armenia. The symbol has three identical stripes of red, blue and orange. A canvas of the same colors was the flag of Armenia in 1919, when the nation was fighting for its independence. The Belarusian symbol of national sovereignty also combined three colors. There are two horizontal ones (red andgreen) and one vertical stripe (red and white, ornamented).
The flags of the CIS countries, photos of which are given in the article, are very beautiful. For example, the Moldovan flag depicts the coat of arms of the country. We see three vertical stripes of the same size. The left blue with a hint of azure, the middle one (where the coat of arms is drawn) is yellow, and the extreme (right) is red. By the way, it is symbolic that the red color on the flags of the CIS republics does not bring anything good. This we can say for sure (Russia, Armenia, Moldova).
The flags of the former CIS of the Central Asian region are also original in their own way. On most of the canvases we observe astronomical symbols: the sun, the moon, the stars. Of course, this makes sense, because Eastern culture and traditions have always been strong. For example, consider the flag of Turkmenistan. The general background is green. On the left we see a red-burgundy (the color of power and we alth) strip, which depicts 5 national symbols. Near this band are a crescent moon and five white stars.
Conclusion
The CIS flag (photo attached) is an artificially created image that does not carry any historical tradition. In principle, this is logical, because the members of the CIS, apart from the period of their stay in the USSR, do not have much in common. The nationalities of the countries can be divided into several ethnic groups that are strongly interconnected and have common historical roots.
