Eastern Europe Flags and Meanings Russia - The Russian flag is tri-colored with equal horizontal fields. Some Russians believe that the red means courage, blue is for loyalty, and white stands for generosity. The Russian flag has also inspired the flags of many Slavic nations of Europe, and the colors are often referred to as the pan-Slavic colors Poland – The Poland flag has two horizontal stripes. The top horizontal stripe is white with the symbol in the center, and the bottom stripe is red. On the flag, white is said to represent the hope for peace by all of Poland's people, while red still recalls the symbolic reference to socialism from days gone by. The White Eagle emblem originated when Poland's legendary founder Lech saw a white eagle's nest. When he looked at the bird, a ray of sunshine from the red setting sun fell on its wings, so they appeared tipped with gold, the rest of the eagle was pure white. Belarus – The Belarus flag has two horizontal stripes. The top stripe is red the red represents Belarus' past and the blood of the country's defenders .The bottom stripe is green, and is the color of hope, spring and revival and the color of Belarus' lands forests and fields. On the left side of the flag is a tribal print pattern. The decorative pattern symbolizes Belarus' rich cultural heritage, its spiritual continuity, and the unity of its people. Bulgaria - The flag is a tri-color consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands, this flag was adopted after the Russo-Turkish War in 1878. When Bulgaria gained independence.The white of the flag is said to stand for peace, love, and freedom, while green emphasizes the agricultural wealth of Bulgaria. Red is for the independence struggle and military courage. Czechia - The flag was adopted on March 30, 1920.The current flag of the Czech Republic has two equal horizontal bands of white at top, and red at the bottom, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. The meaning of the colors of the Czech republic flag is: - White - peace, red - strength and valor, blue - truth, loyalty and determined and fair people. Hungary - Folklore of the romantic period attributed the colors to virtues: red for strength, white for faithfulness and green for hope. Alternatively, red for the blood spilled for the fatherland, white for freedom and green for the land, for the pastures of Hungary. Moldova - The Moldova flag was officially adopted on May 12, 1990. The centered Moldova shield's main feature is a golden eagle holding an Orthodox Christian cross in its beak. The olive branch is said to symbolize peace. Slovakia - The current form of the flag of Slovakia was adopted by Slovakia's Constitution, which came into force on September 3, 1992. The flag, in common with other Slavic nations, uses the colors white, blue, and red. Ukraine- This was officially adopted as the national flag of Ukraine in 1992. The golden yellow symbolizes fields of wheat and the blue represents the sky, mountains, and blue streams of Ukraine. Romania - During the Wallachian uprising of 1821, they were present on the canvas of the revolutionaries' flag and its fringes; for the first time a meaning was attributed to them: Blue is for liberty, yellow for justice, red us for fraternity. (All flags shown below in order which appears above)