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Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) image by Victor Lomantsov, 12 April 2017
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs flag is dark blue with the Russian flag in the canton. The emblem depicts the two-headed eagle in gold.
Victor Lomantsov, 12 April 2017

The following information is extracted and translated from Victor Lomantsov's original research and images): It is the Ministry of Internal Affairs (of the) Russian Federation (Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации, МВД РФ - Ministerstvo vnutrennikh Del Rossiyskoy Federatsii, MOIA RF) (official website). The current organization was established on May 16, 1992. The Ministry has two flags: War Flag and Standard (both established by (Presidential) Decree No. 983 of July 12, 2012, by Vladimir Putin (source) - The War Flag, proper (image) (source. Description of the War Flag is as follows: "The flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is a dark blue rectangular panel with the State Flag of the Russian Federation on the canton. In the right half of the panel there is a heraldic sign - emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and Internal Troops. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is one to one and a half. The ratio of the area of the cover to the area of the flag is one to four. The ratio of the width of the emblem to the width of the flag is two to three." (source). Some manufacturers offer a variant, but that is not official - Standard Banner of the flag (obverse and reverse)(source). Description of the Standard is as follows: "The banner of the flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is rectangular, dark blue, with a border of crimson color. The cloth and the rim are trimmed with golden fringes. On the dark blue frame there is a golden embroided, along the edges of the panel there are symmetrically arranged 12 ornamental gold eight-ray stars. On the front side of the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in the center, is the main figure of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation - a gold two-headed eagle that raised its loose wings. The eagle is crowned with two small crowns and - above them - one large crown connected by a ribbon. In the right paw of the eagle is the scepter, in the left is the power. On the chest of the eagle, in a red shield, is a silver rider in a blue cloak on a silver horse, striking with a silver spear a black overturned and dragon-stabbed horse. On the reverse side of the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in the center, is a heraldic sign - emblem of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In the upper part of the panel there is engraved the inscription: СЛУЖИМ РОССИИ (Serving Russia), at the bottom - СЛУЖИМ ЗАКОНУ (Serving Law). The inscriptions are made in golden letters, stylized as Old Slavonic script. The width of the panel - 110 cm, length - 130 cm with a stock of fabric of crimson color for fastening to the shaft. The width of the dark-blue frame with wicker ornament is 15 cm, the width of the outer border of krapovy color trimmed with gold galloon is 9 cm, the diameter of the eight-ray stars is 6 cm. The height of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation is 60 cm. The height of the heraldic sign - the emblem of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - is 45 cm. The flag of the Ministry of Interior of Russia is wooden, round section, painted in brown. The diameter of the shaft is 4 cm, the length is 270 cm. The famous brace - in the form of a rectangular plate of golden metal, on which the words МИНИСТЕРСТВО ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (Ministry Of Internal Affairs of The Russian Federation) and the date of the delivery of the banner are engraved. The head is metallic, golden, in the form of a slotted spear with a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation. The flow is metallic, golden, in the form of a truncated cone, 9 cm high. The caps of the standard nails are golden." (source). The Emblem of the MVD was established by (Presidential) Decree No. 1333 of November 10, 1998, and it is described as follows: "a gold (or silver) double-headed eagle under three crowns, in its paws a scepter and power; On the chest of the eagle on the round flap of the colors of the national flag of Russia is depicted a foot soldier striking a dragon with a spear; The shield is surrounded by a laurel wreath of silver (golden) color, followed by crossed swords of eagle color." Its duties have been carried out by the preceding organizations:

  • "Ministry of Internal Affairs (of the) RSFSR" (Министерство внутренних дел РСФСР, МВД РСФСР - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh, Del MVD RSFSR) October 27, 1989- de facto September 5, 1991, December 8 and December 26 (other sources claim December 25), 1991 with the end of the USSR, and de iure on December 19 with the abolishment of the Ministry (proper) and transfer of functions to the "Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia" (Министерство внутренних дел, МВД России - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del, MVD Russia).
  • "Ministry of Internal Affairs (of the) CCCP" (Министе́рство вну́тренних дел СССР, МВД СССР - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del CCCP, MVD URSS) July 26, 1966 as Министерства охраны общественного порядка СССР, - Ministerstva okhrany obshchestvennogo poryadka SSSR) or Ministry of Public Order Protection (of the) USSR, later renamed Ministry of Internal Affairs of the CCCP on November 25 and ratified on December 13-1989).
  • "Ministry of Internal Affairs (of the) RSFSR" (Министерство внутренних дел РСФСР, МВД РСФСР - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del, MVD RSFSR), March 13, 1948-1966 (other sources claim it lasted until 1962).
  • "People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (of the) RSFSR" (Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел РСФСР, НКВД РСФСР - Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del, NKVD RSFSR) January 21,1937- March 15, 1946 and then merged with the "People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (of the) USSR" (комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел СССР, НКВД СССР - Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del, CCCPNKVDR USSR) July 10, 1934 - March 15, 1946.
  • Its oldest predecessor was founded on March 28, 1802 by Alexendar I, to replace the "collegia". (source #1) (source #2)
The flag of the Minister of Internal Affairs was established by "Order No. 560 of May 22, 2000 of the Ministry, as well as Order No. 596 of June 1, 2000. The text of the Regulations does not describe the appearance of the standard; it is indicated only that the name of the minister and the terms of his/her position should be indicated on the bracket." Description is as follows: "The cloth is square, the main color is a patchwork, made up of a straight crossed cross. The corners of the standard are pentagons of irregular shape, colored with the colors of the State Flag of the Russian Federation - white, blue, red. Tricolors are placed in a mirror image from the top to the bottom. The cross and the corners of the cloth are separated by bands of light golden color. In the middle of the panel is a circle of red color and inside there's the emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, bordered with a golden laurel wreath. The cloth is trimmed on three sides with a fringe of golden color. The top of the shaft is of golden color, it is a form of a spear, inside of which there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation. A gold-colored bracket with an engraved surname, name and patronymic of the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation and the dates of his stay in this post is attached to the standard pole. The size of the standard sheet is 100 x 100 cm ". (source), with material by L.N. Tokar, from his website.
Esteban Rivera, 16 April 2017