Modern Russia (i.e. the Russian Federation) has many symbols. Some of these symbols remain from historical periods such as the Tsarist era or Soviet Union, while others have even older origins.
The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a flag, an emblem, a national anthem. The current design of the national flag is the same as the Russian Empire and was officially adopted again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Emblems and symbols +SymbolNameImageNational flagFlag of RussiaNational emblemCoat of arms of Russiaplease notice the double headed eagle was literally espoused by Ivan III marrying Sophia Palealog in the XVth century.National anthemNational anthem of RussiaDe facto National personificationMother RussiaNational founderRurikNational animalEurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)De facto National birdGolden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)National currencyRussian rubleNational dancesBarynya, Kamarinskaya, Kozachok, Tropak, KhorovodNational flowerChamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)National instrumentsGarmon, balalaika, gusli, spoonsNational poetAlexander Pushkin, Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Sergei Yesenin, Ivan Turgenev, Ivan BuninPatron saintOur Lady Derzhavnaya, Alexander Nevsky, Andrew, Basil the Great, Casimir, George, Joseph, Vladimir I of Kiev, Boris and Gleb, Sergius of RadonezhNational treeBirch (Betula pendula)National colorsNational liquorVodkaDe facto National fruitApple (Malus domestica)National sportBandyNational dishBeef stroganoff, chicken Kiev, pierogi, borscht, shchi, Kasha, pelmeni, pirozhki
Soviet era
State Anthem of the Soviet Union Flag of RSFSR Victory Banner Hammer and sickle Red star
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