The “Forward Russia” Flag: Examining the Changing Use of the Bear as a Symbol of Russia

Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 19:99-126 (2012)
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A newly-developed flag displayed by avid Russian sports fans in support of their national teams marks a change in the use of the bear symbol—first only used by outsiders to represent Russia but now claimed by Russians as their own.

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10.5840/raven2012197

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