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==Luhansk People's Republic==
Not much is known{{By whom|date=August 2017}} about the flags of the [[Luhansk People's Republic]]. The first flag featured a similar design to the flag used by the Donetsk People's Republic, the main differences being that the top stripe was light blue or azure, a color used in [[Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|1950–1992 flag of Ukraine during Soviet rule]], instead of black, it featured a different coat of arms, and it contained the words ''"Lugansk Republic''" (Луганская Республика) in [[Russian language|Russian]]. The original shade of light blue used for the top stripe may have been inspired by the shade of blue used in the flag of the city of Luhansk. The second was adopted at some point in October 2014, with an abbreviation of the state's local name replacing the aforementioned text. On 2 November 2014 the Republic adopted a new flag that resembled the previous flags but lacked the coat of arms and had a brighter red stripe.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

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File:Flag of rastyazhka-Luganskoj.svg|First flag of the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] displayed on 9 May 2014<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fotw.info/flags/ua-lug.html | date = 2019-11-16 | last1 = Raeside | first1 = Rob | title = Lugansk People's Republic (Ukraine) | website = [[Flags of the World (website)|Flags Of The World]] | language = en | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220101000115/https://fotw.info/flags/ua-lug.html | archive-date = 2022-01-01 | df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="KyivPost_20140724">{{cite news | author = <!--not stated--> | date = 2014-07-24 | title = 'Luhansk People's Republic' announces total mobilization | url = http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-peoples-republic-announces-total-mobilization-357785.html | url-status = dead | work = [[Kyiv Post]] | language = en | agency = [[Interfax-Ukraine]] | issn = 1563-6429 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140726011935/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-peoples-republic-announces-total-mobilization-357785.html | archive-date = 2014-07-26 | access-date = 2022-03-24 | url-access = registration | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
File:Flag of the Lugansk People's Republic.svg|Variant of the first flag of the Luhansk People's Republic, used mostly by the state before October 2014<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUPWdyQvUd0|title=Ukraine: Lugansk People's Republic leader steps down|publisher=Ruptly|date=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://novorossia.su/ru/node/4049 | date = 2017-07-17 | script-title = ru:Ополченцы сообщили, кто их представит на консультациях по Украине |trans-title=The militias announced who will represent them at consultations on Ukraine | script-website = ru:Информационное агентство "Новороссия" | trans-website = Novorossiya Information Agency | language = ru | access-date = 2022-03-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140720085656/https://novorossia.su/ru/node/4049 | archive-date = 2014-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
File:Flag of the Lugansk People's Republic (Late 2014).svg|Second flag of the Luhansk People's Republic (October 2014 – 2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://lugansk-online.info/|title= Официальный сайт Луганской Народной Республики|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141103181051/http://lugansk-online.info/|archive-date= 2014-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://lugansk-online.info/news/v-luganske-snova-zazhzhen-vechnyi-ogon|title= В Луганске вновь зажжен Вечный огонь|publisher= Lugansk Online|date= October 31, 2014|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141103073408/http://lugansk-online.info/news/v-luganske-snova-zazhzhen-vechnyi-ogon|archive-date= November 3, 2014}}</ref>
File:Nouveau drapeau Lougansk.svg|Third flag of the Luhansk People's Republic (2017)
File:Flag of the Lugansk People's Republic (Official).svg|Current flag of the Luhansk People's Republic<ref name="LuganskInformationCenter_20141116">{{Cite web | url = http://lug-info.com/documents/one/4 | date = 2014-11-26 | author = <!--not stated--> | title = ru:ЗАКОН О Государственном флаге Луганской Народной Республики | trans-title = LAW On the State Flag of the Lugansk People's Republic | script-website = ru:Луганский Информационный Центр | trans-website = Lugansk Information Center | language = ru | access-date = 2022-03-24 | archive-date = 2015-03-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150325135811/http://lug-info.com/documents/one/4 | url-status = dead | script-quote = ru:Настоящим Законом устанавливаются Государственный флаг Луганской Народной Республики, его описание и порядок официального использования. | trans-quote = This Law establishes the State Flag of the Luhansk People's Republic, its description and the procedure for official use. | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
</gallery>'''Colors'''

The colors of the flag of the Luhansk People's Republic are determined by the "Law on the State Flag of the Luhansk People's Republic".<ref>[https://lug-info.com/documents/zakon-o-gosudarstvennom-flage-luganskoi-narodnoi-respubliki-4 Луганский Информационный Центр — ЗАКОН О Государственном флаге Луганской Народной Республики<!-- Заголовок добавлен ботом -->]</ref>

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== Similarity with the Confederate Naval Jack ==
== Similarity with the Confederate Naval Jack ==

Revision as of 07:51, 5 October 2022

There are numerous flags used in areas of Ukraine that have been occupied by Russia or controlled by pro-Russian forces during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.

Novorossiya

A white-yellow-black tricolor was presented on 13 August 2014 by Oleg Tsarev as a potential state flag.[1][2][better source needed] This resembled an upside-down Romanov flag, which was the national flag of the Russian Empire from 1858 to 1883.

Novorossiya is an unrecognised confederation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, claiming the territory of the respective Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. On 20 May 2015 the leadership of the Federal State of Novorossiya announced the 'freezing' of the confederation 'project'.[3]

The battle flag is based on the naval jack of the Imperial Russian Navy. Oleksandr Chalenko, who worked as a political journalist in Kiev, described the flag and explained its symbolism in an item published by Izvestia on 20 March 2014:[4]

It's a red flag with a blue Saint Andrew's cross. The flag of the Russian Navy. Of the Navy, which played a prominent military role in the emergence and establishment of historical Novorossiya.

On 15 May 2014 the Russian on-line newspaper Vzglyad noted that the then Governor of the Donetsk People's Republic, Pavel Gubarev, had announced the start of voting for a flag of the proposed state of Novorossiya.[5]

Following the proposition of the white-yellow-black tricolour as the national flag, the saltire was then adopted as the battle flag of the republic,[6] while a variant with the coat of arms is in use as de facto national flag since.

  • Flag of Novorossiya
    Flag of Novorossiya
  • Battle flag
    Battle flag
  • War Flag of Novorossiya (Variant)
    War Flag of Novorossiya (Variant)

Similarity with the Confederate Naval Jack

The Confederate Naval Jack
See also: Modern display of the Confederate battle flag

Some have noted that the flag's design resembles the Confederate States of America's navy jack and battle flag, known also as the "Dixie flag".[7][8] Ukrainian political analyst Mikhail Pavliv is credited with having created the flag; Pavliv explains that he had simply stumbled upon the flag online somewhere, and that the leader of the New Russia Party, Pavel Gubarev, later picked it up. However, Gubarev has stated that the inspiration for the flag came from banners used by Cossacks in the 18th century. According to Alexey Eremenko of The Moscow Times, no Cossacks ever used a flag resembling the one chosen.[9] However, vexillologically, the flag is a combination of the flag of the Semirechye Cossacks and the St. Andrew's Flag.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lenta.ru: Tsarev presented the new flag of Novorossiya
  2. ^ LifeNews: Oleg Tsarev presented the new flag of Novorossiya
  3. ^ Russian-backed 'Novorossiya' breakaway movement collapses, Ukraine Today (20 May 2015)
    (in Russian) The "New Russia" is closed, Gazeta.ru (20 May 2015)
  4. ^ Chalenko, Oleksandr (20 March 2014). "Что такое Новороссия?" [What is Novorossiya?]. Известия [Izvestia] (in Russian). eISSN 1563-6313. ISSN 0233-4356. OCLC 1076768530. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2022. Это красный флаг с синим Андреевским крестом. Флаг российского флота. Флота, который сыграл выдающуюся военную роль в деле появления и утверждения исторической Новороссии.
  5. ^ Жителям юго-востока Украины предложили выбрать флаг Новороссии [The inhabitants of the south-east of Ukraine are invited to choose a flag for Novorossiya]. Взгляд [Vzglyad] (in Russian). 15 May 2014. OCLC 1051229635. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2022. Народный губернатор Донбасса Павел Губарев объявил о начале голосования за флаг Новороссии – государства, которое планируется создать, объединив юго-восточные земли Украины. [...] На сайте информационно-аналитического портала «Новороссия» представлены 11 вариантов будущего флага государства. [The People's Governor of the Donbas, Pavel Gubarev, announced the start of voting for a flag for Novorossiya, a state planned to be founded which would unite the south-eastern area of Ukraine. [...] The website of the informational-analytical portal 'Novorossiya' presents 11 variants of the future flag of the state.]
  6. ^ Tsarev, Oleg (13 August 2014). Заседание конкурсной комиссии на лучшую символику Новороссии состоялось [The meeting of the competition commission for the best symbols of Novorossia took place]. Олег Царев - ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЙ САЙТ НАРОДНОГО ДЕПУТАТА УКРАИНЫ [Oleg Tsarev - OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE PEOPLE'S DEPUTY OF UKRAINE] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ Babiak, Mat (22 May 2014). "Welcome to New Russia". Ukrainian Policy. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Ukraine News One: 'Novorossiya' flag appears uncannily like 'Dixie' (VIDEO)". kyivpost.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ^ Eremenko, Alexey (9 June 2014). "Ukrainian Rebels Channel U.S. Confederates". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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