Putin raises Soviet hammer and sickle in St. Petersburg ceremony
Quote from Timothy Fitzpatrick on June 22, 2023, 12:12
By Vladislav Kraev
June 17, 2023The historical flags of the Russian Empire, the USSR and the State Flag of the Russian Federation are solemnly raised over St. Petersburg on three flagpoles 179.5 meters high in the waters of the Gulf of Finland
Flags of three historical eras of Russia on flagpoles near the Gulf of Finland / Gazprom PJSC Information Department.The flags have become part of the park, popular with citizens and guests of the Northern capital, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, which is located next to the Lakhta Center.As noted by the information department of PJSC Gazprom, on whose initiative this project was implemented, the flags symbolize respect for all historical eras of Russia, and their trinity symbolizes the inseparable great history of our country.
The hoisting of the flags is dedicated to important dates associated with the establishment of each of them: 165 years of the black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire, 100 years of the Red Banner and 330 years of the white-blue-red tricolor established by Peter the Great.
Putin took part in the flag-raising ceremony in the Gulf of Finland / Authors: t.me/news_kremlinSource: https://rg.ru/2023/06/17/reg-szfo/v-peterburge-na-vysotu-179-metrov-torzhestvenno-podniali-flagi-treh-istoricheskih-epoh.html
By Vladislav Kraev
June 17, 2023
The historical flags of the Russian Empire, the USSR and the State Flag of the Russian Federation are solemnly raised over St. Petersburg on three flagpoles 179.5 meters high in the waters of the Gulf of Finland
As noted by the information department of PJSC Gazprom, on whose initiative this project was implemented, the flags symbolize respect for all historical eras of Russia, and their trinity symbolizes the inseparable great history of our country.
The hoisting of the flags is dedicated to important dates associated with the establishment of each of them: 165 years of the black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire, 100 years of the Red Banner and 330 years of the white-blue-red tricolor established by Peter the Great.