Pan-Slavic colors

Thepan-Slavic colors—blue,whiteandred—were defined by thePrague Slavic Congress, 1848,based on the symbolism of the colors of theflag of Russia,which was introduced in the late 17th century. Historically, however, manySlavicnations and states had already adopted flags and other national symbols that used some combination of those three colors.Slavic countriesthat use or have used the colors includeRussia,Yugoslavia,^[1]Czechoslovakia,^[2]Czech Republic,^[2]Slovakia,^[3]Croatia,^[3]Serbia^[3]andSlovenia,^[3]whereasBelarus,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Montenegro,North Macedonia,Poland^[a]andUkraineuse different color schemes.

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 ared star). After the initialbreakup of Yugoslaviain the early 1990s, two of the remaining Yugoslav republics—Montenegro and Serbia—reconstituted asFederal Republic of Yugoslaviain 1992 and asState Union of Serbia and Montenegroin 2003, and continued to use the pan-Slavic flag until its own dissolution when Montenegroproclaimed independencein 2006. Serbia continues to use aflagwith all three Pan-Slavic colors, along with fellow republics Croatia and Slovenia.

Most flags with pan-Slavic colors have been introduced and recognized by Slavic nations following the first Slavic Congress of 1848, although Serbia adopted itsred-blue-white tricolorin 1835 and the ethnic flag ofSorbs(blue-red-white) had already been designed in 1842. CzechMoraviansproclaimed their flag (white-red-blue) at the very congress. In 1848, Croatian viceroyJosip Jelačićfirst designed theflag of Croatiawith its modern tricolor (red-white-blue) for the then-conceptedTriune Kingdom(and officially adopted by theKingdom of Croatia), a group of Slovenian intellectuals inVienna, Austriacreated theflag of Slovenia(white-blue-red), and the firstSlovak flag(in reverse layout – red-blue-white) was introduced and flown bySlovak revolutionaries.^[4]Theflag of the Czech Republicadopted its threenational colorsin 1920 with the founding ofCzechoslovakia.

Examples of flags with Pan-Slavic colors

Current countries
Croatia^[5]
Czech Republic,^[2]formerlyCzechoslovakia(1918–1993)
Russia^[3]
Serbia^[3]
Slovakia^[6]^[3]
Slovenia^[3]

Former countries
Flag ofKingdom of Montenegro
(1910–1916)
Kingdom of Serbia
(1882-1918)
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(1918–1941)^[1]
Flag of theIndependent State of Croatia(1941–1945)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1945–1992)^[1]
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(1992–2003)
Serbia and Montenegro
(2003–2006)^[5]
Autonomous Slovak landwithin theSecond Czechoslovak Republic
(1938–1939)
First Slovak Republic
(1939–1945)
Slovak Socialist RepublicwithinCzechoslovak Socialist Republic
(1969–1990)
Slovak RepublicwithinCzech and Slovak Federative Republic
(1990–1992)

Other entities
Republika Srpska^[7]
ThePolish National Governmentduring theJanuary Uprising^[8]^[9]
Transnistria(co-official flag)^[10]^[b]
Traditional flagVojvodina
Flag of Vojvodina
TheSorbs^[12]
TheRusyns^[13]
Crimea
TheCroatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
TheProtectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
TheKingdom of Slavonia

Notes

^Theflag of Polandis red and white, but has different roots that pre-date the pan-Slavic colors.
^Although the majority of the population ofTransnistriais Slavic (RussianandUkrainian), the largest single ethnic group are theRomanians.^[11]

References

^^a ^b ^cThe Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 11.Americana Corporation. 1972. p. 357.ISBN 9780717201044.
^^a ^b ^cFlag Wars and Stone Saints: How the Bohemian Lands Became Czech.Harvard University Press. 2007. p. 135.ISBN 978-0674025820.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hShelley, Fred M. (2013).Nation Shapes: The Story behind the World's Borders.ABC-CLIO. pp. xvi.ISBN 9781610691062.
^Вилинбахов, Георгий Вадимович (2003)."Государственная геральдика в России: Теория и практика"(in Russian).Retrieved2 June2021.
^^a ^bCrampton, William G (1997).Flags.Dorling Kindersley Publishing, DK Publishing.ISBN 0789442248.
^Kamath, Anjali.Flag Book.Popular Prakashan. p. 27.ISBN 9788179915127.
^Bulletin on Constitutional Case-law.Secretariat of the Venice Commission. 2007. p. 395.
^Obok Orła znak Pogoni, poszli nasi w bój bez broni...
^Polska Biało Granatoewo Czerwoni
^"Transnistria frozen conflict zone recognizes Russian tricolor as second" national "flag".Euromaidan Press.13 April 2017.
^Statie, Mihai-Cristian (2013).Transnistria: the "hot" nature of a "frozen" conflict.Kansas:School of Advanced Military Studies.p. 35.S2CID 151006048.
^Znamierowski, Alfred (2003).Illustrated Book of Flags.Southwater. p. 237.
^"Academy of Rusyn Culture in the Slovak Republic: Rusyn Symbols".

[4] Theflag of Polandis red and white, but has different roots that pre-date the pan-Slavic colors.

[13] Although the majority of the population ofTransnistriais Slavic (RussianandUkrainian), the largest single ethnic group are theRomanians.^[11]

[Yugoslavia-1] The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 11.Americana Corporation. 1972. p. 357.ISBN 9780717201044.

[Czech-2] Flag Wars and Stone Saints: How the Bohemian Lands Became Czech.Harvard University Press. 2007. p. 135.ISBN 978-0674025820.

[Shelley-3] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hShelley, Fred M. (2013).Nation Shapes: The Story behind the World's Borders.ABC-CLIO. pp. xvi.ISBN 9781610691062.

[Vilinbahov-5] Вилинбахов, Георгий Вадимович (2003)."Государственная геральдика в России: Теория и практика"(in Russian).Retrieved2 June2021.

[flags-6] Crampton, William G (1997).Flags.Dorling Kindersley Publishing, DK Publishing.ISBN 0789442248.

[7] Kamath, Anjali.Flag Book.Popular Prakashan. p. 27.ISBN 9788179915127.

[8] Bulletin on Constitutional Case-law.Secretariat of the Venice Commission. 2007. p. 395.

[9] Obok Orła znak Pogoni, poszli nasi w bój bez broni...

[10] Polska Biało Granatoewo Czerwoni

[11] "Transnistria frozen conflict zone recognizes Russian tricolor as second" national "flag".Euromaidan Press.13 April 2017.

[12] Statie, Mihai-Cristian (2013).Transnistria: the "hot" nature of a "frozen" conflict.Kansas:School of Advanced Military Studies.p. 35.S2CID 151006048.

[14] Znamierowski, Alfred (2003).Illustrated Book of Flags.Southwater. p. 237.

[15] "Academy of Rusyn Culture in the Slovak Republic: Rusyn Symbols".

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Examples of flags with Pan-Slavic colors

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