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How was the coat of arms, described by its author, - the People's Artist of Russia, a member of the Heraldry Council under the President of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Uhnalou:

"I made 12 versions of the eagle. Some were rejected in the course of the work. And the golden eagle on a red field, which eventually was passed, not once was a great success, I painted it after a few more.
Everything in those days was required urgently. Came up with the idea - Draw immediately after an hour train! I sometimes resorted to the car, which was leaving for Moscow Vilinbakhov, almost passed him on the run rolls with sketches of the coat of arms. He gave in to the parliamentary committee. This is because they want to and scepter and orb, and three crowns.

They said then: and that we are worse, perhaps, the former Tsarist Russia? And for some reason variant eagle with prickly, like knives, feathers, like they're afraid. They in fact there were all immensely warlike. And could we be a different coat of arms.
I have no doubt that Yeltsin saw the sketches, but then had the casting vote of the Supreme Council.

- What does the golden color of our arms?

- Nothing.

- What was the need to re-draw state symbols? Can not we just had to take some version of the royal coat of arms?

- On the wings emblem that preceded the Soviet period, there were coats of arms of the Grand Duchy. The kingdom of Kazan, Finnish, Polish, and so on. They had to be removed. So, you still would require another revision.

After all, why do we have basically eliminated from the sample? Assumed that there will be different versions of the Eagles. After the monotony - it's boring. But our Russian mind strangely arranged all decided that the approved arms - this is the standard. And now every kindergarten and every clinic at lyapayut this particular eagle.

- Well, of course, the Third Rome, the heirs of Byzantium, one head looking at Asia, the other to Europe.

- No one really knows why the double-headed eagle was born at all, and why it appeared in the figures. There are pictures of the rocks carved with figures (Sumer), and with whom they sketched? "

Yeah. The question-how to create coat of arms, the answer-no, as long feathers sticking out, and it was like a king.
I am particularly glad the scepter, the eagle holds in his paw Babe stick.

A power-valuable historical Russian symbol: "First power has been used at the wedding on the throne - False Dmitry I in 1605."