The Secret History Behind Armenia's Flag
Armenia's tricolor went missing for almost seventy years, and then it came back.
The red-blue-orange flag was first adopted on August 1, 1918, when Armenia declared independence after the Russian Revolution. A design associated with the linguist Stepan Malkhasyants gave it its shape.
In 1921 the Soviet army took control and the tricolor was replaced by Soviet flags. It stayed out of sight until it was officially adopted again on August 24, 1990.
The red stands for the Armenian Highland and the people's long struggle for survival, the blue for the wish to live under peaceful skies, and the orange for creativity and hard work.
The date printed on every Armenia design in our catalog, September 21, 1991, is the day Armenia celebrates its independence.
Three colors, one long wait, and a flag that was ready when the country was.
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