бело-сине-белый

Russian

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бе́ло-си́не-бе́лый флаг

Alternative forms

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  • БСБ (BSB) (abbreviation, initialism)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɫə ˈsʲinʲe ˈbʲeɫɨj]

Adjective

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бе́ло-си́не-бе́лый (bélo-síne-bélyj)

  1. white-blue-white flag (Russian anti-war flag)

Usage notes

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The replacement of the lower red stripe with another white stripe was explained by the flag's creators to represent rejection of militarism and historical autocracy (such as Tsarist and Soviet times).

Declension

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Synonyms

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  • автоза́к флаг (avtozák flag, prison truck flag, named for its similar colour to the trucks' stripes)
  • прокла́дка (prokládka, menstrual pad) (offensive, named for the similar colours to a menstrual pad)

See also

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  • БЧБ (BČB, white-scarlet-white, the old Belarusian flag used in anti-Lukashenko protests)
  • бе́ло-си́не-кра́сный (bélo-síne-krásnyj, white-blue-red, the Russian national flag)
  • бе́сик (bésik, white-blue-red, the Russian national flag)
  • ПРБ (PRB) (short for "прекра́сная Росси́я бу́дущего", "the beautiful Russia of the future", also used by supporters of this flag)