Flag of the Altai Republic

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Altai Republic
Flag of Altai Republic (1992).svg
Proportion1:2 [1]
Adopted2 July 1992
DesignFour stripe bicolour of white, light blue, white, and light blue
Designed byVladimir Chukuyev

The state flag of the Altai Republic in southeastern Russia is a four stripe bicolour of light blue and white. The width of the stripes, from top to bottom, are 67+4+4+25. The white symbolizes eternity, tendency to revival, love, and the consent of the peoples within the republic. The blue symbolizes cleanliness, mountains, rivers, lakes, and heaven.

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The flag was designed by artist V. P. Chukuyev. It was adopted on 2 July 1992, with the proportions of 1:2. The proportions were changed to 2:3 on 29 June 1994, 1:2 on 24 April 2003 and 2:3 on 22 March 2016.

History

Before 1990

FlagYears of useRatioGovernmentDescription
Flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai.svg 1918–19212:3 First Confederated Republic of Altai The flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai, a short-lived independent state during the Russian Civil War
Confederated Republic of Altai (1921-1922).svg 1921–19222:3 Second Confederated Republic of Altai

After 1990

In 1990, the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast upgraded itself to the Gorno-Altai Soviet Socialist Republic. The next year the republic held a competition to design a new flag. Several submitted designs mimicked the Russian tricolour in variation; two depicting an enlarged blue stripe and a smaller white and red stripe. White stood for the Altai Mountains and the nobility of the people, blue for the Turkic peoples and the skies above the republic, and red for the peoples fight for freedom. [2]

FlagUseDescriptionRef.
Altai Republic flag proposal 1.svg Flag proposal from 1991 by Alexander Basov. [3]
Altai Republic flag proposal 2.svg Flag proposal from 1991 by Alexander Basov. [3] [ verification needed ]

Other submissions

Other designs submitted for the flag of the Altai Republic as catalogued by the republic's Archives Committee. [4]

FlagAuthorsDescription
Altai Republic flag submission 10.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 14.svg Design by Ignatiy Ortonulov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 13.svg Design by Ignatiy Ortonulov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 12.svg Design by Ignatiy Ortonulov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 15.svg Design by Ignatiy Ortonulov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 3.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 2.svg Design by Nelly Kazitova.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 7.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 8.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 9.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 4.svg Design by Friedrich Taushkanov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 5.svg Design by Friedrich Taushkanov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 6.svg Design by Friedrich Taushkanov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 16.svg Design by Gennady Kebekov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 17.svg Design by Gennady Kebekov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 21.svg Design by Gennady Kebekov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 22.svg Design by Gennady Kebekov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 23.svg Design by Alchibaev (no last name provided).A vertical tricolor of white, blue and green, with a red star on the upper left corner.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 24.svg Design by Alchibaev (no last name provided).
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 25.svg Design by Alchibaev (no last name provided).
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 26.svg Design by Alchibaev (no last name provided).
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 1.svg Design by Nikolai Chichkanov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 27.svg Design by Alexei Edokov.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 11.svg Design by an unknown author.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 18.svg Design by Vladimir Chukuyev.
Altai Republic flag submission 1992 19.svg Design by Anatoly Shadrin.

References

  1. ИНФОРМАЦИЯ. Флаг и герб региона
  2. Gavrikov, Alexander; Mashegova, Natalia; Mayer, Vera (2014). State symbols of the Republic of Altai. History of creation in archival documents (PDF) (in Russian). Barnaul: Committee for Archives of the Republic of Altai. p. 13.
  3. 1 2 "Flag of the Altai Republic". Vexillographia (in Russian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. Gavrikov, Alexander; Mashegova, Natalia; Mayer, Vera (2014). State symbols of the Republic of Altai. History of creation in archival documents (PDF) (in Russian). Barnaul: Committee for Archives of the Republic of Altai. pp. 99–148.