Symbols of the Counties

1. Symbols of the Russian Federation.

2. The Flag Origin of White Blue Red Colours. The white-blue-red is based on the coat of arms of the duchy of Moscow, which is red with Saint George, wearing white armor and a blue cape, riding a white horse, holding a blue shield, defeating the dragon.

4. The shield of St.George The Victor serves as the Moscow city shield since 15th century even without interruption and is added to the coat of arms as a symbol of the capital. St. George the Victor was originally a personal Coat of Arms of Yuri (George) Dmitriyevich, second survived son of Dmitry the Don, due to St. George being his patron saint .

5. The Russian Coat of Arms The Two-headed Eagle serves as the Russian Coat of Arms since 15th century, when it was borrowed by Tsar Ivan the III from Bysanthy. The original color was black, as one can still see it on the Albanian State Flag. With the expansion of the Russian Empire the Eagle was decorated with shields of conquered countries and regions. After the Socialist Revolution in 1917 such a coat was abandoned. Since 1991, when Russia restored its independence, a number of attempts to adopt the official coat of arms were undertaken. In 1994 Russian Duma approved the coat featuring the Two-headed Eagle as the official one.

6. The Russian Coat of Arms

8. The Anthem Music by Aleksandr Aleksandrov, 1944 Lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, 2000 Russia, our holy country! Russia, our beloved country! A mighty will, a great glory, Are your inheritance for all time! Refrain: Be glorious, our free Fatherland! Eternal union of fraternal peoples, Common wisdom given by our forebears, Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you! From the southern seas to the polar region spread our forests and fields. You are unique in the world, inimitable, Native land protected by God! (Repeat refrain) Wide spaces for dreams and for living Are opened for us by the coming years Faithfulness to our country gives us strength Thus it was, so it is and always will be! (Repeat refrain)

10. Political System of the Russian Federation.

13. The Building of the State Duma

14. Sitting of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov – Speaker of State Duma

15. The Council of Federations Sergey Mironov The Chairman of the Council of Federations

17. Inauguration of President Dmitry Medvedev

18. President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

19. Government of the Russian Federation The White House Vladimir Putin - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

21. President of The Russian Federation Government of the Russian Federation Chairman of The Government State Duma Council Of Federations Supreme Court Central Electorate Commission Constitutional Court Boris Gryzlov Sergey Mironov Vyacheslav Lebedev Valeri Zorkin Vladimir Churov Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin

22. From the History of the Russian Anthems. “ God Save the King”

23. Anthem of the Russian Empire from 1833 to 1917 Боже, Царя храни! Сильный, Державный, Царствуй на славу нам, Царствуй на страх врагам, Царь Православный! Боже, Царя храни! 1833 музыка Алексея Федоровича Львова автор новой версии гимна П.И. Чайковский слова Василия Андреевича Жуковского

25. The Text of the Anthem “God Save the King”.

26. The Former Symbols of the Russia Empire The Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire till 1917 The National Flag

27. The Union-Order of the Russian Empire “We are Russians, God with us!”