The state emblem of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the version that we see now, was adopted recently. The flag as a symbol of the state has also undergone many changes. History has left its mark on changes in state symbols, the coat of arms and the flag of the Republic of Belarus.
The influence of history and politics on state symbols
The Republic of Bashkortostan was part of Russia, and therefore the political history of our country is fully connected with Bashkiria. Tsarist Russia after the revolution began to be called the RSFSR, then the USSR was formed, and now the Russian Federation. In connection with these political changes, the appearance of the state symbols of Bashkortostan, the coat of arms and the flag changed.
A bit of history about how the coat of arms of the Republic of Bashkortostan was created
At the beginning of the 17th century, when Bashkiria became part of Russia, the first seal for the Ufa clerical hut was made in the order of the Kazan Palace. The first coat of arms of the capital of Bashkiria, the city of Ufa, was printed. It depicted a running marten.
In 1730, 2 designs of the coat of arms of the city of Ufa were approved. There was an old coat of arms with a marten and a new one appeared - a running white horse. The coat of arms with it was used on the flag of the Ufa garrison regiment, and the coat of arms with the marten was used in the Ufa office.
When creating the Ufa governorate in the late 18th century, many new emblems appeared. They were not political in color. But in 1878 the first coat of arms of the Ufa province was approved. It was based on an old coat of arms with a marten and looked like a silver shield. At the top was the imperial crown, along the edges - golden oak leaves with St. Andrew's ribbon, in the center - a azure running marten.
Flag History
The former heraldic symbolism was abolished after the revolution in 1917. The Bashkir Central Council on November 29 of that year announced the autonomy of Bashkiria as part of the Russian Federation. By order No. 4547, the Bashkir national flag was approved on August 20 in 1918. It was three-way (blue, white, green). Then, since 1924, the flag has a political color. He became completely scarlet. In the upper corner on the left was a red star with a gold border, and above it a gold sickle and hammer are marked in color.
In 1938, the flag of the BASSR was again changed: the inscription "RSFSR" was added and the Bashkir ASSR was written a little smaller.
Again, the flag of the BASSR was changed on March 31 in 1954. A broad blue and blue stripe appeared along the flagpole. In this form, the flag lasted quite a long time. On February 25, 1992, the Supreme Council of the BASSR approved an updated state flag. Then the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic began to be called in a new way - the Republic of Bashkortostan. February 25 is considered the Day of the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus.
The Legislative Chamber of the State Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on May 27, 1999 adopted the Law on State Symbols of the Republic of Belarus. Since then, to this day, only one change has been made to the proportion of the flag. The flag was 1: 2, and it became 2: 3 (width to length).
The modern coat of arms of the Republic of Bashkortostan is a symbol of the sovereignty of the republic. After the October Revolution, the state emblem of the Bashkir Republic was created simultaneously with the flag. The Bashkir Central Executive Committee in March 1925 approves the coat of arms of the ABSSR. On the emblem was the inscription "ABSSR", below in Russian and in Bashkir it was written "Workers of all countries, unite." Attributes of the coat of arms were a sickle and a hammer.
In February 1938, changes were again made to the coat of arms of the Republic of Bashkortostan. It looked like the state emblem of the RSFSR, it was distinguished only by inscriptions in small letters "Bashkir ASSR" and a translation in the Bashkir language. With minor modifications, this coat of arms existed on October 12, 1993. Then the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus approved the new state emblem, which exists to this day.
So in connection with historical events in the political life of Russia, the Republic of Bashkortostan was changing. The coat of arms and flag also underwent changes along with it constantly. Symbolism developed along with the republic.
Description of the coat of arms of the Republic of Bashkortostan
In the center of the coat of arms is an equestrian monument to the national poet-hero of Bashkiria Salavat Yulaev. Batyr in a national costume sits in the saddle, stretching out one arm forward, as if to the rising sun, which sparkles with golden rays at the pedestal of the monument. Monument and sun with rays of bright yellow and dark gold color.
On the pedestal of the monument is a white circle in which there is a green kurai flower. The flower depicts seven rays, which symbolize the union of seven genera living in Bashkortostan. The rounded edges of the coat of arms are edged with a gold national pattern. At the bottom, a coat of arms is wrapped around a ribbon stylized as the national flag of Bashkortostan. In the center of the tape in black letters on a white background stands out the inscription - "Bashkortostan."
The coat of arms of the Republic of Bashkortostan is listed in the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation No. 164. The coat of arms is Fazletdin Farrakhovich Islamov.
