Kalyuzhnaya Anastasia,10th form Headmaster:Markova Galina Petrovna Scientific Conference “Signs and Symbols rule the world, not rules and law” – Confucius THE INFLUENCE OF SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND ARCHETYPES ON POLITICAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF RUSSIA: FROM ANCIENT SLAVS TO PRESENT DAYS Kalyuzhnaya Anastasia,10th form Headmaster:Markova Galina Petrovna

Introduction My work is dedicated to the issues connected with signs and their impact on the Russian governmental system and life of ordinary people ; The purpose of my work is to research the influence of signs and symbols; Relevance of the chosen topic to the present day: to help to understand the differences among nations; The value of my research: learn essential signs and symbols of our country; find similarities with the foreign symbolism;

Sacred Russia A substitution of the symbols of Sacred Russia with Byzantine symbolism; Russian banners : triangular and of different colors: red, green, blue and violet ,opponent’s banners: yellow and black The image of a falcon in the state symbolism of Sacred Russia: Casting mold of the press of Rurik dynasty ,similar to the Genghis Khan's coat of arms “Fight on the Kulikovo Field” “Battle on the ice”

Moscow kingdom Rectangular banner with a slope (with an image of the Tsar of the Orthodox Christian ) The Roman symbolism: the two-headed eagle and the rider striking a serpent with a spear .

The Russian Empire The slope of a triangle vanished out of the flag of Moscow kingdom. Romanov’s flags were in Anglo-Saxon or German-Saxon set of colors Coat of arms -a figure of a double- headed black eagle – emblems of dynasty of Carlovingians The central figure of coat of arms of Moscow kingdom : Saint Victorious George The rider is Anglo-Saxon knight beating a griffin;

Soviet Union Restoration of the red field of heroism with a yellow fringe of glory. A” Red Banner "Award (a red banner and a turned red star) The idea of godless International -Anglo-Saxon

Russian Federation The state symbolism of New Russia- eclecticism and worship for the West a gold two-headed eagle of Paleologovs The flag –Wilhelm Oranski "tricolor" Russian Armed Forces - color of the western liberalism and the European Union, similarity to the Nazis crosses

Analytical part Which symbols were brought to Russia with Byzantine tsarevna? 4. What country does military symbols of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strongly similar with? 2. What animal is represented on the coat of arms of Rurik dynasty? 3. In what direction does Victorious George on the flag of Moscow move?

Conclusion * A great impact of sign, symbols and archetypes * new symbols - uniting people’s minds * Foreign cultures -a tremendous influence on Russian culture