Flag of Altai Republic
| Proportion | 2:3[1] |
|---|---|
| Adopted |
|
| Relinquished | 24 April 2003 |
| Design | Four stripe bicolour of white, light blue, white, and light blue |
| Designed by | Vladimir Chukuyev |
The state flag of the Altai Republic[a] 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.
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
| Flag | Years of use | Ratio | Government | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1:2 | Karakorum Government | The first national flag created by Grigory Gurkin | |
| 1918–1921 | 2:3 | First Confederated Republic of Altai | The flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai, a short-lived independent state during the Russian Civil War | |
| 1921–1922 | 2:3 | 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]
| Flag | Use | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag proposal from 1991 by Alexander Basov. | [3] | ||
| [3] |
Other submissions
Other designs submitted for the flag of the Altai Republic as catalogued by the republic's Archives Committee.[4]
| Flag | Authors | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by Ignatiy Ortonulov. | ||
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by Nelly Kazitova. | ||
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by Friedrich Taushkanov. | ||
| Design by Gennady Kebekov. | ||
| Design by Alchibaev (no last name provided). | A vertical tricolor of white, blue and green, with a red star on the upper left corner. | |
| Design by Nikolai Chichkanov. | ||
| Design by Alexei Edokov. | ||
| Design by an unknown author. | ||
| Design by Vladimir Chukuyev. | ||
| Design by Anatoly Shadrin. |
Other
Administrative divisions
| Flag | Date | Use | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2020–present | Flag of Gorno-Altaysk | [5] | |
| 28 March 2020–present | Flag of Kosh-Agachsky District | [6] | |
| 28 December 2019–present | Flag of Mayminsky District | [7] | |
| 23 December 2003 – 28 December 2019 | |||
| 24 December 2019–present | Flag of Ongudaysky District | [8] | |
| 26 December 2019–present | Flag of Turochaksky District | [9] | |
| 12 March 2020–present | Flag of Ulagansky District | [10] | |
| 28 December 2004 – 12 March 2020 | |||
| 26 December 2019–present | Flag of Ust-Kansky District | [11] | |
| 17 January 2003 – 26 December 2019 | |||
| 30 December 2019–present | Flag of Ust-Koksinsky District | [12] | |
| 13 December 2019–present | Flag of Chemalsky District | [13] | |
| 19 December 2019–present | Flag of Choysky District | [14] | |
| 28 November 2003 – 19 December 2019 | |||
| 25 December 2019–present | Flag of Shebalinsky District | [15] |
Settlements
| Flag | Date | Use | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ?–present | Flag of the Nizhne-Taldinskoye rural settlement | ||
| ?–present | Flag of the Artybashskoye Rural Settlement |
Notes
References
- ^ Конституционный закон Республики Алтай от 11.03.2016 № 1−КРЗ «О внесении изменений в Конституционный закон Республики Алтай „О флаге Республики Алтай“»
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Flag of the Altai Republic". Vexillographia (in Russian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
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