Let’s raise the Russian flag together across the country

The National Centre RUSSIA is joining the nationwide #RaiseTheFlag campaign and invites everyone to take part in the flash mob of the same name, whose main goal is to unite the country around a shared symbol. The large-scale campaign is being held from 19 to 22 August ahead of one of the country’s most significant holidays — the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation.

Raising the Russian flag is more than a tradition. It is a symbol of our victories and achievements, both great and small. When a schoolchild raises the flag at an assembly for the first time, an athlete raises it on the winners’ podium, a mountaineer raises it after reaching a summit or a cosmonaut raises it high above the clouds, each of these moments embodies our shared history of victories, of which everyone can become a part. It is no coincidence that the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has said that each of us carries the gene of a winner.

We invite everyone — families, companies, professional communities and every person who takes pride in their country — to share photographs or videos of themselves raising the Russian flag on social media. Be sure to accompany your image or video with the hashtags #RaiseTheFlag and #VictoryGene to become part of this major celebration of pride and unity. If you do not have a suitable photograph to hand, you can generate your own unique image featuring the flag on the campaign website поднятьфлаг.рф.

We will always prevail, achieve our goals and raise our flag wherever we go. Join the flash mob. Let’s raise the Russian flag together across our vast country!