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I've recently moved to Ukraine from the United States and I've
come accross a flag question. I've seen for sale on
the street and being used in some rallies an alternate version of
the Ukrainian flag. It has the same design and proportions as the
current Ukrainian flag, but the top half of the flag is black (as
opposed to blue) and the bottom half of it is red (as opposed to
yellow). In the upper left hand corner of the flag is
a gold colored Ukrainian trident. I don't know if it means
anything or not, but I've noticed this flag showing up during
televion coverage of rallies taking place in the Western half of
the country, which is more ethnically Ukrainian than the center
or eastern half. I've asked people selling this flag
what the difference is between this flag and the offical blue and
yellow one, and no one really seems to be able to give me a
straight answer.
Mike Connor, 18 Oct