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Novorossiya (also known as New Russia) was an unrecognised confederation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, claiming the territory of the 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'.[1]
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| Use | State and war flag  |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A Saint Andrew's Cross of blue with a thin white border, on a red field |
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| Use | War flag  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Use | National flag |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | A tricolor of white, yellow, and black |
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:[2] "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."
A white-yellow-black tricolor was presented on 13 August 2014 by Oleg Tsarev as a potential state flag for the confederation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.[3][4][better source needed] This resembled an upside-down Romanov flag, which was the national flag of the Russian Empire from 1858 to 1883.
War Flag
Similarities with 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".[5][6] 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.[7] However, vexillologically, the flag is a combination of the flag of the Semirechye Cossacks and the St. Andrew's Flag.
See also
References
- ^ Russian-backed 'Novorossiya' breakaway movement collapses, Ukraine Today (20 May 2015)
(in Russian) The "New Russia" is closed, Gazeta.ru (20 May 2015) - ^ 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.
- ^ Lenta.ru: Tsarev presented the new flag of Novorossiya
- ^ LifeNews: Oleg Tsarev presented the new flag of Novorossiya
- ^ Babiak, Mat (22 May 2014). "Welcome to New Russia". Ukrainian Policy. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine News One: 'Novorossiya' flag appears uncannily like 'Dixie' (VIDEO)". kyivpost.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Eremenko, Alexey (9 June 2014). "Ukrainian Rebels Channel U.S. Confederates". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 26 January 2018.