SUMMARY VEXILOLOGIE 102

VEXILOLOGIE 102

VLAJKY A ZNAKY KRAJŮ, OBLASTÍ A AUTONOMNÍCH OKRUHŮ RUSKA (1. část)
JAK JSME ZAKLÁDALI VEXILOLOGICKÝ KLUB
INTERNET A VEXILOLOGIE
V. STETKÁNÍ NĚMECKÝCH VEXILOLOGŮ V ANSBACHU
VEXILOLOGICKÁ LITERATURA
- - : Malá encyklopedie - Rozum do kapsy
- John Malam, Colin King : Vlajky. Poznej vlajky zemí světa
- Peter J. Orenski : Flag for New Milford - The Practical Guide to Creating a Successful Civic Flag

CONTENTS of VEXILOLOGIE No. 102, bulletin of the Vexillological Club in Prague

THE FLAG AND ARMS OF THE RUSSIAN PROVINCES, REGIONS AND AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT (1^st part)
M.V. Revnivcev publishes the first part of his article about flags and arms of the Russian provinces (kraj), regions (oblast) and autonomous districts (okrug). He brings the information about symbols of Primorye (Littoral) provice, Krasnodar provice, Khabarovsk province, Tyumen region, jewish autonomous region and Khanty-Mansi autonomous district. The author calls the reader´s attention to some inaccuracies on the description of the Krasnodar province arms that correspond to the arms of Kuban region granted on 31 January 1876 by tsar Alexander II. He has mentoined the predecessors of the Krasnodar province flag, as well. So called "national flag of Kuban" adopted on 5 december 1818 had a wide amarant (red) stripe between narrow blue and green ones. According the Colonel A.P.Filimomov who was a field ataman of the Kuban Cossack army a that period the blue stripe symbolised Black Sea and the Kuban river. The Amarant colour (like raspberry juice) was traditional one belonging to Zaporyzhia Cossack army in the 18th century. The green stripe represented Moslem nations living on the territory of Kuban. The author critizes the official description of the Chabarovsk arms tool. The desription contains the untrue sentences saying that the bear holds ancient arms of Khabarovsk although the arms were approved by the Presidency of the Khabarovsk Municipal Soviet of the People´s Representatives only on 13 August 1991. His conclusion is supported by a picture of the Primorye province coat of arms approved on 5 July 1878 (fig. 6) and those of the city of Khabarovsk dated 1 February 1912 (Fig. 7). The Flag of Tyumen region is interesting too. According to the description and to the official illustration (Fig 10) the crown closest to the hoist should be silver (white) with a wide golden (yellow) edge. The remaining two crown are golden (yellow) completely. When the official of the Tyumen region administration was interviewed in the television on 10 January 1996 it seemed that all three crowns on a displayed flag were golden (yellow). Their number reminds three subjects of the Russian federation: Tyumen region, Khanty-Mansi autonomous district and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district.
WHEN WE WERE ESTABLISHING THE VEXILOLOGICKÝ KLUB
The article WHEN WE WERE ESTBLISHING THE VEXIOLOGICKÝ KLUB is published on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of our association. Aleš Brožek recalls the autumn 1970 when he came to Prague to study at the Technical University. He met L. Mucha, an author of some vexillological articles published in the geographical magazine Lidé a země, shortly afterwards. in following months A. Brožek visited some well-known Czech vexillologists (J.Česák, J.Hlaváček and P. Hlaváček) in Prague. Together with L.Mucha who has had a wide correspondence wiht many people interested in flag history they established a preparatory commitee. Many Czechoslovaki vexillologists were keen to be organised in an association but at that time (i.e. 3 years after Soviet occupation of our country) it was not easy. The preparatory commitee contacted some institutions to offer them cooperation on establishement of our asocciation. The first positive response came from the Municipal cultural Authority of the 3rd district of Prague where a club of local history had existed already. Even when not able to support us financially, the authority offered its rooms for regular meetings and its account to collect members feess. At the beggining of September 1971, 27 vexillologists recived a prelimitary application form to become members of the Vexillological Club, the first vexillological association in the Central and Eastern Europe. On 20 November 1971 the preparatory commitee started its work and organised the constituent General Meeting for January 29th, 1972.
THE INTERNET AND VEXILLOLOGY
The author explains the principles of the Internet and gives addresses of web-servers where flag information can be obtained.
5^th MEETING OF GERMAN VEXILLOLOGISTS IN ANSBACH
A short report from the Annual General Meeting of the German flag society which took place in Ansbach and where an Agreement for a cooperation between DGF and our Vexilologický klub was signed. German flag-friends suggest organizing of a meeting of Czech, Slovak and German vexillologists in 1998.
BOOK REVIEWS
- Peter J. Orenski : Flag for New Milford - The Practical Guide to Creating a Successful Civic Flag (ISSN 0015-3370)