The flags of Russia's regional governments are amazing

[doctorow]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/07/11/heraldryski.html

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[CanadianBeaver]

I hate you so much right now Russia.

[GoatCheezInfrno]

Too bad most of the US state and city flags are pretty lame. One notable exception:

[brant]

I bought my daughter a t-shirt with that atom splitting flag on it when she started college as a nuclear engineering major!

[karl_jones]

Zheleznogorsk, you are Sister City of my heart.

Who could resist angry bear tearing apart atom? Such love!

Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Update: removed definite article (because Russia!).

[jctepl]

[euansmith]

Is that a Giant Beaver or a Giant Bucktoothed Sloth? Which ever it is, it is freakin’ hilarious.

[hecep]

The bear represents Putin and the busted sphere represents one of Trump’s testicles.

[teknocholer]

That sounds more plausible than my initial assumption of goatse bear.

[heckblazer]

DC’s is pretty strong:

[Grey_Devil]

Man that bear splitting the atom flag is pretty… rad

[anon59592690]

[generic_name]

I discovered these several years ago, and became enamored with the flag of Magadan:

What they show on Weird Russia is only the tip of the iceberg.

Flags of Russia

[generic_name]

I admit I’m jealous of Chicago’s flag. Most cities just have their seal on the flag. In fact most US states have similarly lame flags that are just the state seal on a field of blue.

[incarnedine_v]

Many Squirrel, not enough Moose.

[Professor59]

Just so the opportunity is not missed…

[gfish]

Seattle’s is only so-so, but that’s okay cause the Doug Fir for the Cascadia bioregion is in fairly wide use. Not many bioregions have flags!

[Gary_L_Dryfoos]

Go Polar Bears!

[gracchus]

Domnovskoye’s stark eagle claw

When I saw that one I was hoping that it was trying represent Baba Yaga’s hut.

[hecep]

JMHO: Maryland has the best US state flag.