Ukraine's national anthem:

"Ukraine is not dead yet" (ukr. Ще не вмерла Українa), is the national anthem of / Ukraine. Text was written by / Pavlo Chubynsky (ukr. Павло Чубинський) – ethnographer and poet from Kiev, created the text in the 1862 year. The prototype for the future of the Ukrainian national anthem has become a – Dabrowski's Mazurka. The music was composed in 1863 years a priest, composer and choral director – Myhaylo Verbitsky (ukr. Михайло Вербицький).

The song quickly became popular all over Ukraine. During the revolution in Ukraine in 1917 was officially adopted as the national anthem of Ukraine.

Hymn Text

National Flag of Ukraine:

Flag of Ukraine, is a rectangle divided into two horizontal stripes: blue and yellow. The colors of the flag symbolize: blue – refers to the color of the sky, interpreted as a symbol of peace, yellow - the color of wheat, symbolizes the richness of the earth. Ukraine's national colors of flags, refer to the colors of the National Coat of Arms of Ukraine.

Colours of the state of Ukraine, come from the arms of the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia – Galicia-Volyn principality (ukr. Галицько-Волинське князівство, Lat. Regnum Galiciae and Lodomeria). On the coat of arms and flag of the principality, yellow lion – was placed on the dark blue shield. Under the yellow and blue banner with the image of a lion on a rock climbing, regiment of Lviv region fought in the Battle under Grunwald.

National Coat of Arms of Ukraine:

Coat of arms of Ukraine, is trident (ukr. Тризуб), on the blue shield, which was officially adopted in 1918 year. Trident symbolizes the sovereignty of the country through the written inside Ukrainian word "freedom" (ukr. воля). „В” is left "tooth", in the bottom is inscribed "О”, in the middle "Л”, and in right "tooth" is inscribed "Я”.

Tryzub is known in heraldry since the days of Kievan Russian Vladimir I the Great. He was a symbol of the rulers of the ancient tribes of the Vikings – appeared on the territory of today's Ukraine and was acquired by Ruthenians – becoming the Ruthenia princes coat of arms (Kievan Rus').

National Coat of Arms of Ukraine (National Emblem of Ukraine) occurs in two forms:

1. small coat of arms – yellow trident from the time of Vladimir the Great on a blue background;
2. Herb great – which disc with a small support arms on the right side of the Principality lion national emblem Galytsky, on the left Cossack with a musket, as a sign Hetmańszczyzny / Ukraine Near Dnipro. In the final coat of arms is a crown of Vladimir the Great. At the bottom of the ribbon in the colors of the flag, which was placed under a vegetative ornament: ears of wheat and fruit viburnum.

Coat of arms great variation has not yet been officially approved by the parliament of the reasons for the lack of a sufficient number of votes and the resistance of some parliamentary factions !!!

Motto of Ukraine:

„Freedom, Harmony, Good”!!! – (ukr.) „Воля, Harmony, Добро”!!!

National Anthem Of Ukraine : Video

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