Pan-Slavic colors

The Pan-Slavic flag approved at the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848

The Pan-Slavic colors, red, blue and white, were defined by the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848 based on the flag of Russia, which was introduced in the late 17th century. The tricolor flag of Russia was, itself, inspired by the Dutch flag.[1] Historically, many Slavic nations and states have used the flags and other national symbols with those three colors. Beside Russia, countries that use or have used flags with Pan-Slavic colors include Yugoslavia,[2] Czechoslovakia,[3] Czech Republic,[3] Slovakia,[4] Croatia,[4] Serbia[4] and Slovenia.[4]

Yugoslavia, both the Kingdom (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1918–1943) and the Republic (SFR Yugoslavia, 1943–1992) was a union of several Slavic nations, and therefore not only sported the pan-Slavic colors but adopted the pan-Slavic flag as its own (later adding a red star). The later Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); a federation of Serbia and Montenegro, and its successor state, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006) also used the pan-Slavic flag until the final dissolution of Yugoslavia in 2006. Serbia continue to use the flag with Pan-Slavic colors.

The flag of Slovenia was introduced in 1848, when group of Slovenian intellectuals in Vienna, Austria created the tricolor flag (white-blue-red). Slovakia also has the same tricolor flag design as Slovenia and Russia. The first Slovak flag was also introduced in 1848.

Flags of some republics and autonomous okrugs of Russia with non-Slavic titular nation (e.g. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) incorporate the pan-Slavic tricolor to symbolize both their being part of Russia and significant presence of Russian population.

Examples of flags with Pan-Slavic colors

Current countries
Croatia[5] 
Czech Republic[3] 
Russia[4] 
Serbia[4] 
Slovakia[6][4] 
Slovenia[4] 
Former countries
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1922–1941)[2] 
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)[2] 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)[5] 
Other entities
Republic of Crimea[7] 
Republika Srpska[8] 
The Sorbs[9] 
The Moravians 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gabriella Elgenius (2007). Thomas Hylland Eriksen, ed. Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America. Richard Jenkins. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-134-06696-4. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 11. Americana Corporation. 1972. p. 357. ISBN 9780717201044.
  3. 1 2 3 Flag Wars and Stone Saints: How the Bohemian Lands Became Czech. Harvard University Press. 2007. p. 135. ISBN 0674025822.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shelley, Fred M. (2013). Nation Shapes: The Story behind the World's Borders. ABC-CLIO. pp. xvi. ISBN 9781610691062.
  5. 1 2 Crampton, William G (1997). Flags. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, DK Publishing. ISBN 0789442248.
  6. ↑ Kamath, Anjali. Flag Book. Popular Prakashan. p. 27. ISBN 9788179915127.
  7. ↑ Sasse, Gwendolyn (2007). The Crimea Question: Identity, Transition, and Conflict. Harvard University Press. pp. 66, 313. ISBN 9781932650013.
  8. ↑ Bulletin on Constitutional Case-law. Secretariat of the Venice Commission. 2007. p. 395.
  9. ↑ Znamierowski, Alfred (2003). Illustrated Book of Flags. Southwater. p. 237.
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