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Ingria (Russia)

Inkeri

Last modified: 2005-05-07 by antónio martins
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[Ingrian flag]
by António Martins, 08 Jun 1999
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Description of the flag

The colours were taken from the Ingrian arms of Swedish times: Yellow-red-blue. The proportions were 22:36 (8-1-4-1-8:10-1-4-1-20), acording to Anderson (1992 and 1994). There are still a few Ingrians left in Russia (829 in the 1989 Soviet census), and active emigré communities in Finland, so the flag might still be in use.
Jan Oskar Engene, 20 Mar 1996

The Ingrian flag (which was official when the Ingrians had some authonomy in the 1920s and 30s) being yellow with a blue scandinavian cross with red finbrations; colours taken from the old arms of Ingria.
Elias Granqvist, 25 Aug 2000

This flag, with medium blue cross, is listed under number 83 at the chart Flags of Aspirant Peoples [eba94] as: «Ingria [Inkeri] (Ingrians) - St Petersburg's area, West Russia».
Ivan Sache, 15 Sep 1999 and 28 Apr 2000

Presentation of Ingria

Ingria is the area southwest of St. Petersburg in Russia. The area belonged to Sweden between 1617 and 1721, and was populated by “good Swedes” moved in from