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Chechnya (Russian Federation)

by zeljko heimer

Status of the Flag
Variants of the State Flag
Presentation of Chechnia
Other Flags used by Chechnians

See also:

Russian Federation

Status of the Flag

The Flag Bulletin (Sep-Oct 1992, no. 148) reported this flag as "state flag".

david lewellen

In addition, the flag on the chart "FLAGS of ASPIRANT PEOPLES" appears to be wrong, in so far as the white stripes are same width as the red stripe when they should be 1/2 of that width.

william grimes-wyatt 22-JAN-1996

Variants of the State Flag

There are several variants of the state flag reported, mainly differing in the circular symbol, especially in colouring of it. Flags without the symbol are also reported to be in use. Variations in width of the white stripes, and even flags without them are reported, but they seem to be errourneous.

Presentation of Chechnia

Full name: Chechen Republic.
Location: Northern Caucasus.
Status: Disputed. Legally, a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. A self-proclaimed independent state was independent for three years until invaded and largely over-run by Russian forces in 1994-5.
Notes: By virtue of the recent conflict, the Chechen flag, which is dark green in proportions 1:2 with three stripes of white-red-white at the base, is relatively well known. It remains to be seen whether this will continue to be used by any future Russian-sponsored Chechen government.

stuart notholt

Other Flags used by Chechnians

On the TV news tonight (19/1/96) was some footage relating to the end of the hijacking of the Turkish Black Sea ferry by supporters of the Chechen separatists. One shot showed supporters of the hijackers on the shore. They were waving Chechen flags and also red flags which resembled the Turkish flag except that they had three stars (in a triangular pattern, I think) instead of one.

stuart notholt 19-JAN-1996

I think there is (was?) a militant Turkish organization called The Gray Wolves with a nationalistic Moslem agenda. I'm not sure if they're still active.

greg duda 20-JAN-1996

The Chechenya mailing list had a post concerning a flag sent from Chechenya to some chechenyans in Jordon. It contained a gray wolf, said to be a symbol of Chechnians, whose national anthem refers to their birth with the birth of the wolves. The use of this new flag may be due to this symbolism or due to the fact that the previous one is too similar to that of many other groups using same pattern with different colors.

william grimes-wyatt 22-JAN-1996