Rusyn flag is a flag that represents the Rusyn culture. It was approved by the World Congress of Rusyns in 2007.

Design

According to the Academy of Rusyn Culture in Slovakia, the blue "represents the deep skies, a perspective representation of the

Carpathian Mountains The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Ural Mountains, Urals at and the Scandinav ...

, hope for a better future, the color of rational reasoning, freshness of the spirit and the body and undying diligence. The white represents traditional peacefulness, hospitability, kindness, tolerance, peace, moral and physical purity, high culture and the natural pacifism of Rusyns. The red represents all that lives and is beautiful, with the aesthetic ideal of Rusyns, and it symbolizes energy and health in man". The flag contains the Rusyn coat of arms. The Rusyn coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of

Subcarpathian Rus Transcarpathia (, ) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the end of the 9th century) to the end ...

. The red bear represents the Carpathian Mountains and the three gold bars the region's three major rivers: Uzh, Tysa and Latorytsia. Dark blue and gold are the region's traditional heraldic colors. The Greater coat of arms of Rusyns, approved by the World Congress of Rusyns in 2023. The

heraldic motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organization. Mot ...

reads "I was, am, and will be a Rusyn". The Rusyn Coat of arms is found the on the flag of

Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...

. It can also be seen on the entrance to Uzhhorod Castle. Uzhhorod Castle entrance

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