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Blog / 29 January 2007 | 16:40
The national flag of Ukraine celebrated its official birthday on Sunday. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine made a blue-yellow banner the National flag on January 28, 1992. The blue-yellow flag was first in the newest Ukrainian history officially hoisted over the Kyiv City Council in summer 1990. The yellow-blue colors symbolized the Kyiv state far before Christianity had
been adopted in the Rus.
Following the Christianity's adoption, these colors were consecrated by the
vivifying Cross image. But following Tatar Batiy hordes invasion the
symbolism disappeared, and then rose on the church ornaments and the Ukrainian
cities' emblems. Almost all the emblems of the Kyiv region's cities and Ukraine
had, in general, yellow-blue color spectrum. Beginning from the XVIII century,
the Cossacks' regiments and companies' flags of the Zaporizhzhya Troops were
embroidered more often with a blue width, and yellow cross, stars, weapon, and
the holies images on them.
The oldest Ukrainian flags were three-cornered and wedge-shaped. In the late XII² century the four-cornered flags with wedge width on a free end had appeared. At the beginning of the XX century the yellow-blue banner appeared in the Halychyna, and was used by the Ukrainian Sich riflemen. The yellow-blue color combinations were also used by the Ukrainian People's Republic. In March 1939, the Carpathian Ukraine adopted the blue-yellow banner as well. The first flag of the Ukrainian SSR (adopted in March 1918) combined a red color with the
golden letter "Ukrainian SSR" and gold-framed. Then it had disappeared, and
the abbreviation periodically was replacing into the Ukrainian SSR (1923),
the Ukrainian SRR
(1927). In 1937 the Republic adopted a new flag - red color with golden
crossing of sickle and hammer and letters the "Ukrainian SSR".
The Verkhovna
Rada of
the Ukrainian SSR
Presidium adopted a horizontal stripes arrangement in 1949.
Flag of Ukrainian Soviet People's Republic (1937) A question on the national symbolism (on flag, in particular) had been raising in late 1980 repeatedly. In 1989 it was considered at the 2nd USSR people's deputies meeting. After Ukraine proclaimed its independence, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine issued the decree "On the National flag adoption as the State flag of Ukraine" in 1992.
Comments
Free-speech (15:23 | 15 February,2007)
A interesting story on the history of Ukraine's flag. I have one proudly on display in my home and our office. I am interested is there any connection in the Yellow and blue colours to Sweden?
Swede (10:29 | 16 February,2007)
Many people in Sweden think so and claims it goes back to the alliance between Charles XII and Mazepa. As far as I know this is more of a myth. But it gives a sense of commonality to see Ukrainian and Swedish athletes in the same colours. There is also a small Swedish settlement in UA that always receives some attention here.
Bohdan (02:48 | 19 February,2007)
Swede, Ukraine and Sweden have had good relations since the 3rd century AD. The Goths who came from Gotaland of southern Sweden in the 3rd century AD left Sweden and settled in what is Ukraine, north of the Black Sea, but were later pushed out by the Huns. Later Vikings travelled from Sweden through Russia down the Dnipro through Ukraine to trade with the Greeks and Arabs. The first Ukrainian dynasty was indeed Swedish Rurikides who first tried to bring peace between the Finns and Slavs in what is now north/eastern Russia but then left Novgorod after Rurik died and settled in Kyiv where they established the Rus' Empire known as Kyivs'ka Rus'. Under the Rurikides Kyiv and Sigtuna continued to have very strong relations and Kyivan princes took brides in Sweden, most notably Yaroslav who married Ingegard daughter of Olof Skotkonung whose daughters in turn married European kings. Today it would be good for Ukraine and Sweden to re-establish ancient good relations.
untermensch (07:52 | 12 March,2007)
It is true that blue and gold were the colors of Ukraine for many hundreds of years, but the currect configuration is actully that of the Hetman Skoropadsky government in 1918. I've often wondered why it was selected for modern Ukraine, but I don't mind. My grandfather was the Prime Minister in 1918 that made that flag the symbol of Ukraine. Sadly, his only legacy.
Freå-Speech (20:09 | 29 April,2007)
It is a good flag. I have one proudly displayed in my home. Before visiting Ukraine I also had a love for Swedish culture and history. I am told there is a small Swedish community in southern Ukraine but have not had the opportunity to visit it as yet. I have visited Poltava and the Swedish memorial there. I feel that Mazepa was to blame for the outright defeat of the Swedish army. This event was a major turning point in Ukraine's history. Hopefully the Swedish government will consider building a modern Museum along the lines of the Vasa Ship museum in Poltava depicting this important world event. 1709 - 2009.
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