THE WORLD’S FLAGS. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.

1. THE WORLD’S FLAGS. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. author: Devado Victoria 10 «B» teacher:Kovalevam.f. SCHOOL №2072, Moscow

2. Plan • The Group of White-Blue-Red Tricolors • Flags with Pan-Slavic Colors • The Group of Black-Yellow-Red Tricolors • The Group of “Watermelon” Tricolors • The Group of Nearby “Watermelon” Tricolors • The Group of Identical “Red-White” flags

3. The group of White-Blue-Red Tricolors

4. Russian Federation • At first about our native flag - Russian Flag

5. History • Main account traces the origin of the Russian flag to Tsar Peter the Great's visits to Archangel in 1693 and 1694. Peter was keenly interested in shipbuilding in the European style. In 1693, Peter had ordered a Dutch-built frigate from Amsterdam. In 1694 when it arrived, the Dutch red-white-and-blue banner flew from its stern. Peter decided to model Russia's naval flag after this banner by changing the sequence of colors. It eventually became the flag of the Russian empire. Peter the Great, the Tsar

6. Colors in Russian Flag The flag of Russia uses the Pan-Slavic colors of red, blue and white. While there are several theories as to the origin and reason for the choice of the colors, none is currently universally accepted as correct. There is no official meaning assigned to the colors in Russian laws.

7. National Flag Day • The National Flag Day is an official holiday in Russia, established in 1994. It is celebrated on 22 August, the day of the victory over putschists in 1991, but it is not a day-off. Boris Eltzin, the President

8. Kingdom Of The Netherlands • Second flag of tricolor group is Netherland’s flag

9. History • The Netherlands flag was adopted on February 19, 1937. The Netherlands flag was originally orange, white and blue and featured up to nine stripes. It is named the 'Prince's Flag'. The Netherlands independence was finally recognized by Spain in 1648. In the 17th century, the orange stripe was changed to red but the reason is unclear. One theory is because red is more visible than orange when viewed from a distance. Red, white and blue were officially announced as the colors of the flag in 1796. After French occupation Netherlands was again independent in 1813 and the flag was reinstated. Prince’s Flag Today’s flag

10. Colors in Netherland’s Flag The red stripe which was originally orange, along with the white and blue stripes, are based on the heraldic colors (coat of arms) of Prince William of Orange, who led the fight for Dutch independence.

11. Interesting fact • The Netherlands flag influenced the design of the Russian flag when Peter the Great visited the Netherlands in the 17th century. That flag eventually became the state flag of Russia. The Russian flag would then inspire the flags of many other Slavic nations, and the colors became known as the pan-Slavic colors. Flag of Pan-Slavism

12. Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg • The third similar flag is Luxembourg’s flag

13. History • The colours of the flag of Luxembourg were first adopted around 1830 during the Belgian Revolution. They were probably derived from the counts, dukes and later grand-dukes of Luxembourg's coat of arms which in turn was derived from the combination of the dukes of Limbourg's Lion and the supposed striped banner of the early counts of Luxembourg. The three-colored horizontal design was fixed on June 12, 1845. Limbourg's Lion, the Ensign

14. Colors in Luxembourg’s Flag These colours each stand for a part in Luxembourg’s rich history. The red, white, and blue coloring was derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms, which dates from the 13th century. 

15. Visual similarity • The Luxembourg flag is similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker shade of blue. The similarity, however, is just a coincidence, there's no historical connection.

16. French Republic • The last flag is National Flag of France

17. History • The tricolor flag is derived from the cockades used during the French Revolution. These were circular rosette-like emblems attached to the hat. Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris, and they are used on the city's coat of arms. Cockades with various colour schemes were used during the storming of the Bastille on 14 July. The blue and red cockade was presented to King Louis XVI  on 17 July. Lafayette argued for the addition of a white stripe to "nationalise" the design.On 27 July, a tricolour cockade was adopted as part of the uniform of the National Guard, the national police force that succeeded the militia. The tricolor cockade, created July 1789. White was added to "nationalise" an earlier blue and red design.

18. Colors in Flag of France The French flag is based on a red, white and blue cockade (a badge of concentric circles) which was worn by King Louis XVI while addressing a revolutionary gathering in Paris. is identified with Saint Denis the traditional color of French royalty is identified with Saint Martin

19. Popular Flag • The French flag is commonly known as the “French Tricolore”, and has been the inspiration for many other flags around the world.

20. Flags with Pan-Slavic Colors Pan-Slavism was a movement in the mid-19th century aimed at unity of all the Slavic peoples. The main focus was in the Balkans where the South Slavs had been ruled for centuries by other empires. It was also used as a political tool by both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, which gained political-military influence and control over all Slavic-majority nations between 1945 and 1948.

21. Pan-Slavic Languages • The similarity of Slavic languages inspired many people to create Pan-Slavic languages for all Slavic people to communicate with one another. Several of these languages were created in the past, but due to the Internet, many more Pan-Slavic languages were created in the Digital Age. The most popular modern Pan-Slavic languages are Slovio and Slovianski. • A pan-Slavic language is a zonal constructed language for communication among Slavic people. Similarity of the Slavic languages has constantly inspired different people to create Pan-Slavic languages.

22. The Group of Black-Yellow-Red Tricolors The flags are different. The Belgian one has vertical stripes, the German horizontal. Even it were stolen in some kind of way, the Belgian would be the original, because Belgian became independent in 1830 and got that flag, while Germany got it when it became the Weimar Republic (1919, after the treaty of Versailles).

23. Differences

24. The Group of “Watermelon” Tricolors

25. Group of Nearby “Watermelon” Tricolors

26. Identical “Red-White” flags

27. Conclusion • A flag is not only a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. • One of the most popular uses of a flag is to symbolize a nation or a country.