Pan-Slavic colours

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Panslavic flag approved at the Pan-Slav convention in Prague in 1848

The Pan-Slavic colours, red, blue and white, are colours used on the flags of some Slavic peoples and states in which the majority of inhabitants possess a Slavic background. Their use symbolizes the common origin of the Slavic peoples. Originally, it was the flag of the Russian Empire turned upside down. The Russian tricolour was adopted in the course of the Pan-Slavic movement of 19th century Europe. Poland, as well as Bohemia however, possessed a white-and-red flag before the movement, which were based on earlier influences; they are unrelated to the Russian flag. Likewise the former flag of Belarus and the Ukrainian flag are also based on earlier influences.

The flag of Bulgaria also originated from the same Pan-Slavic colours, but the blue was replaced with green.

The flag of Montenegro consisted of the same colours (in the same order as in the flag of Serbia, but with a brighter hue of blue) until it was changed in 2004.

These three colours, symbolising freedom and revolutionary ideals, are also used on the flags of many non-Slavic nations.

Flags of some republics and autonomous okrugs of Russia with non-slavic titular nation (e.g. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) incorporate the panslavic tricolor to symbolize both their being part of Russia and significant presence of Russian population.

1 Modern flags with Pan-Slavic colours
- 1.1 Countries
- 1.2 Autonomous provinces, entities
2 Former flags with Pan-Slavic colours
3 Other Slavic flags
4 See also

[edit] Modern flags with Pan-Slavic colours

[edit] Countries

Flag of Croatia	Flag of the Czech Republic	Flag of Russia	Flag of Serbia
Flag of Slovenia	Flag of Slovakia

[edit] Autonomous provinces, entities

Flag of Vojvodina	Flag of Republika Srpska	Flag of Crimea	Flag of Khakassia
Flag of Mordovia	Flag of Mari El	Flag of Permyakia	Flag of Yamalia
Flag of Chukotka	Flag of Evenkia

[edit] Former flags with Pan-Slavic colours

Flag of the Russian Empire 1914 - 1917(unofficial, private use only)	One of Polish flags used during the January Uprising against Russia.	Flag of Czechoslovakia	Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (SHS) (1918)	Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Former flag of Montenegro
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro

[edit] Other Slavic flags

Flag of Serbo-Croatian friendship	Flag of the Sorbs	Flag of Belarus	Former flag of Belarus
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Flag of Bulgaria	Flag of Ukraine	Flag of the Kashubians
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia	Former flag of the Republic of Macedonia	Flag of Montenegro	Flag of the Moravians
Flag of Poland	Flag of Transnistria	Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998)
Flag of Silesia	Flag of the Rusyns