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Chuvashia

 

Contents

Flag

Historical Flags

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

Coat of Arms

Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

Map

Numbers and Facts

History

Origin of the Country's Name



Flag

Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia
since 1992,
National flag,
ratio = 5:8,
Source, by: World Statesmen, Wikipedia (FR)



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Historical Flags

Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia Tschuwaschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1927–1931,
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: World Statesmen




Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia Tschuwaschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1931–1938,
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: World Statesmen




Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia Tschuwaschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1938–1954,
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: World Statesmen




Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia Tschuwaschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1954–1978,
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: World Statesmen




Flagge Fahne flag Tschuwaschien Chuvashia Tschuwaschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1978–1992,
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: World Statesmen



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Flag history of the soviet republics of the USSR

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Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of Chuvashia was introduced on 29th of April in 1992 and shows in principle two horizontal stripes in gold and red. The broad golden stripe shows in the middle a stylized tree, a symbol for the rebirth, above the tree three traditional styled sun symbols. Red stands for the country, gold for its mineral resources. The flags, which were used in the Soviet era corresponded all to the same pattern as it was intended for the Soviet Autonomous Republics: Between 1923 and 1937 frequently only a single-coloured red bunting with a golden inscription, showing the name of the country. Sometimes only as a shortcut, sometimes the full name, sometimes only in Russian or even multilingual. From about 1937 hammer, sickle and star were sometimes added. From about the mid-50s multicolored flags were introduced for the republics of the Soviet Union, whose knitting patterns had to be taken over by the subordinated autonomous Soviet republics.

Source: Flaggen Enzyklopädie, Volker Preuß

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Coat of Arms



Ccoat of arms of the Republic of Chuvashia,
Source, by: Russiatrek

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Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Chuvashia shows the image of the flag, the tree, to the left and on the right flanked by leafs and fruits, above the shield three traditional styled sun symbols. In the banner the name of the country in Chuvashian and Russian.

Source: Flaggen Enzyklopädie, Volker Preuß

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Map

Geographical position within Russia:

Source: Freeware, russiamap.org, modyfied by: Volker Preuß
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Map of the country:

Source: Russiatrek

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Numbers and Facts

Area: 7.082 square miles

Inhabitants: 1.251.600 (2010), thereof 65% Chuwash, 25% Russians, 2,7% Tatars, 1% Mordvins

Density of Population: 177 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Tscheboksary, 453.700 inh. (2010)

official Languages: Chuvash, Russian

Currency: Russian currency

Time Zone: since 28th of March 2010, GMT + 3 h; to 28th of March 2010, GMT + 4 h

Source: Wikipedia (DE)

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History

early middle ages · evolution of the Chuvash as a finnougrian people

7th century · conquest and subjection by the Volga Bulgars, Turkization

1237 · Invasion of the Mongols, destruction of the Bulgar's Empire, Chuvashia comes to the Empire of the Golden Horde

1420 · disintegration of the Empire of the Golden Horde in several particular Khanates, Chuvashia comes to the Khanate of Kasan

1584 · the Khanate of Kasan gets conquered by Russia, Christianization

1769 · introduction of the Chuvash writing diction with cyrillic alphabet

1919 · establishment of the soviet dictatorship

24.06.1920 · establishment of the "Autonomous District of the Chuvash"

21.04.1925 · establishment of the "Chuvash Autonomous Socialistic Soviet Republic"

24.10.1990 · Chuvashia declares its sovereignty

31st of December in 1991 · the Soviet Union dissolves, the constitution of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR, Russia), a former substate of the Soviet Union, remains in force for the time being

31.03.1992 · new constitution as Republic of Chuvashia, end of the Soviet power

25th of December in 1993 · a new constitution for Russia (Russian Federation) comes into force, and the relationships with the members of the federation is re-regulated in this way

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, World Statesmen, Russiatrek, Die Völker der Erde

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Origin of the Country's Name

"Chuvashia" is of course the country of the Chuvash, a turkizated finnougrian people, which calls itself "Chavash".

Source: Die Völker der Erde

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