Pan-Slavic colours
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The Pan-Slavic colours, red, blue and white, are colours used on the flags of some Slavic peoples and states in which the majority of inhabitants possess a Slavic background. Their use symbolizes the common origin of the Slavic peoples. Originally, it was the flag of the Russian Empire turned upside down. The Russian three colours were adopted in the course of the Pan-Slavic movement of the 19th century Europe. Poland, however, possessed a white-and-red flag before the movement, which were based on earlier influences; it is unrelated to the Russian flag. Likewise the Ukrainian flag is also based on earlier influences.
The flag of Bulgaria also originated from the same Pan-Slavic colours, but the blue was replaced with green, because Bulgaria was developed as an agricultural country after its independence in 1878. The flag of Eastern Rumelia, a former Ottoman province that united with Bulgaria in 1885, also consisted of the same colours.
The flag of Montenegro used to consist of the same colours (in the same order as in the flag of Serbia, but with a brighter hue of blue) until it was changed in 2004.
These three colours are, symbolising freedom and revolutionary ideals, also used on the flags of many non-Slavic nations.
Flags of some republics and autonomous okrugs of Russia with non-slavic titular nation (e.g. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) incorporate the panslavic tricolor to symbolize both their being part of Russia and significant presence of Russian population.
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[edit] Modern flags with Pan-Slavic colours
[edit] Countries
[edit] Autonomous provinces, entities
 Flag of Khakassia |
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 Flag of Mordovia |
 Flag of Mari El |
 Flag of Permyakia |
 Flag of Yamalia |
 Flag of Chukotka |
 Flag of Evenkia |
[edit] Former flags with Pan-Slavic colours
 Flag of the Russian Empire |
 The former flag of Bulgaria - used before the liberation. |
 One of Polish flags used during the January Uprising against Russia. |
 Flag of Czechoslovakia |
 Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
 Flag of Eastern Rumelia, an Ottoman province that united with Bulgaria in 1885 |
 Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (1918) |
 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
 Former flag of Montenegro |
 Flag of Republika Srpska Krajina |
[edit] Other Slavic flags
 Flag of the Sorbs |
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 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia |
 Former Flag of the Republic of Macedonia |
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 Flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998) |
