Yaroslavl
Today we will tell you about the city of Yaroslavl, which has a very interesting history of the origin of the emblem and the mascot of the city.
In Yaroslavl there is a legend associated with the history of Foundation of the city. Yaroslav the Wise was with the team surveyed the Rostov lands. The road was deaf, the desert, the wild. Prince behind the squads in the dense forest on the right Bank of the Volga river. Suddenly from the ravine appeared bear, and threw herself upon the Prince. He had hit her with a hammer. In memory of this event Yaroslav built on the place of the incident wooden Church of the felled timber, and migrants from Rostov invaded the city.
Bear is present in a number of organizations Yaroslavl emblems, such as the football club "Shinnik" Yaroslavl brewery Yaroslavsky distillery. Bear is the mascot of the hockey club "Lokomotiv". Chrome figurine bears the emblem of the brand YAZ heavy trucks, produced in Yaroslavl in the years 1946 -1959. Yaroslavl is a living symbol of the bear Masha, who lives in the Yaroslavl Museum. The city has a small private museum "My favorite teddy bear", devoted to teddy bears and the like. Bear with the ax used in the design of urban space Yaroslavl - regularly constructed flower beds with a figure of a bear, a statue of a bear (a growling bear on May Day street in front of the Yaroslavl Museum-Preserve, a life-size bear holding a fish by Zurab Tsereteli in the park 1000 th anniversary of Yaroslavl , a small wooden figure next to the palace of culture "Oilman" decorating the chestnut avenue, bear an oil nearby).
Types of flag In the pitch black gold revolting bear holding left paw on the left shoulder with a silver ax red shaft. Above the shield - the princely hat sample in 1730: purple, with an ermine (tail in two rows) and three visible trimmed temples, of which the average is decorated with precious stones, and the side - with pearls, gold closed bow power, also adorned with gems. Supporters: on the right - the silver deer with golden horns, mane, hooves and a golden collar, decorated with precious stones and having a ring in front, on the left - black bear guard, having scarlet tongue and topped the Russian imperial crown, as it was represented in the provincial coats of arms, but without the tape , both Supporters - a green patterned foot.