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1 | Russia: Vladivostok Bloggers Choose the City’s Flag | Rosia: Misafidy ny sainan'ny tanànany ny bilaogeran'i Vladivostok |
2 | As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit of 2012 approaches, the Russian maritime city of Vladivostok is busy with its preparations. Creative netizens meanwhile, have pointed out that the city does not have an official flag [ru] for the event. | Raha manantomotra ny Vovonan'ny Fiaraha-miasa ara-toekarena Azia sy Pasifika (APEC) 2012, ka ao anatin'ny fikarakarana azy ny tanàna seranana Rosiana Vladivostok, ny mpisera tia famoronana kosa mandritra izany fotoana izany, nanoratra fa tsy manana saina ofisialy [ru] handraisana ny lanonana ny tanàna. |
3 | Often the authorities just use the blue St. Andrew's cross on a red background. | Matetika moa ny tompon'andraikitra no mampiasa bny tanambokovoko mangan'i Md Andre amin'ny tokotaniny mena. |
4 | This is a flag typically used in the Russian Empire for all sea fortresses since 1889. | Io saina io moa dia manavaka ny Ampira Rosiana ho an'ny manda amorondranomasina rehetra hatramin'ny 1889. |
5 | Wondering how officials will greet the delegates from various countries, the city's bloggers have suggested several possible ideas for a new flag. | Ankoatra ny fieritreretana ny fomba handraisan'ny manampahefana ny delegasiona avy amin'ny firenen-tsamihafa, dia nanolo-kevitra ny amin'izay tokony ho endriky ny saina vaovao ny mpamaham-bolongana ao an-tanàna. |
6 | Yet what started as a serious initiative, has since ended up as a political prank. | Fa ilay nanomboka ho fandraisana andraikitra matotra dia niafara ho somonga politika. |
7 | The first recommended version of the flag has a tiger in the middle - a symbol of the city - with orange color symbolizing the dawn, a white seagull and a blue sea. | Ny dika natolotra manokana dia ahitana tigra eo afovoany - famantarana ny tanàna - ahitana ny loko laoranjy mariky ny fiposahan'ny masoandro, vorona fotsy (ampanidinana) ary ny ranomasina manga. |
8 | Suggested flag of Vladivostok by Live Journal user newsmaker_su | Volavolan-kevitry ny sainan'i Vladivostok avy amin'ny mpisera Live Journal newsmaker_su |
9 | Another version slightly recalls the Ukrainian and American flags combined (see below). | Dika hafa manaraka kosa dia toa mampiahatsiahy ny fitambaran'ny saina Amerikana sy Okrainiana (jereo eo ambany). |
10 | The blue stripe stands for the sea, yellow for the beach, whilst the 50 stars represent the 50 islands in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) near Vladivostok, and the seahorse signifies the city's maritime influence with its military, commercial, and fishing fleet. | Ny tsipika manga mampahatsiahy ny ranomasina ary ny mavo manondro ny torapasika, ary ny kintana 50 mampiseho ny nosy 50 eo amin'ny ranomasina Atsinanana akaiky an'i Japana manakaiky an'i Vladivostok, ary ny soavalindrano kosa mampiseho ny mahatanàna amoron-dranomasina ahitana sambo miaramila, sambom-barotra ary sambo mpanjono azy. |
11 | Alternative flag of Vladivostok by LiveJournal user churkinsky_most | Dika mpisolo ny sainan'i Vladivostok avy amin'ny mpisera LiveJournal churkinsky_most |
12 | User zemlya25 called [ru] this version the “United Beaches of the Seaside.” | Ny mpisera zemlya25 miantso [ru] ity dika ity ho “Fitambaram-ben'ny Torapasika amin'ny Morondranomasina.” |
13 | Another enthusiast went further and suggested the following version of the flag: | Lasa lavitra kokoa ny anankiray hafa ka nanolokevitra ity dika momba ny saina manaraka ity: |
14 | Alternative version of Vladivostok flag by LiveJournal user huivstakane | Dika mpisolo ny sainan'i Vladivostok avy amin'i huivstakane mpisera LiveJournal |
15 | In this effort the brown background stands for the filthy beaches and the sea: the author claims that it is important to highlight the dirty maritime identity of the city. | Ao amin'ity tokotany volontany ity indray ny heverina ho tora-pasika maloto sy ny ranomasina: Nilaza ny mpamorona azy fa zava-dehibe ny manasongadina ny loton'ny tontolon-dranomasina sy ny tanàna. |
16 | The gray stripe symbolizes Vladivostok's filthy air and the gas pipes which soon will be built. | Ny loko volombatolalaka indray no manamarika rivotra maloto sy ny fantsona mpitondra entona fandrehitra izay haorina tsy ho ela. |
17 | The black holes represent the increased number of road potholes in the city, whilst the dead tiger and fish are running away to the West in a used Japanese car. | Ny lavaka mainty kosa mampiseho ny fitomboan'isan'ny lavaka eny an'araben'ny tanàna, raha mandositra mankany Andrefana ao anatin'ny fiara Japoney kosa ny tigra maty sy ny trondro. |
18 | Some people have pointed out the absurdity of the exercise; user zairok pointed out [ru] that as well as not having a flag, “Vladivostok also does not have a subway, waterpark and a curling team.” | Ny olona sasany dia manasongadina ny fahadalana amin'ity fampiasana ity; ny mpisera zairok milaza [ru] fa tahaka ny tsy ananany saina no , “tsy ananan'i Vladivostok ihany koa lalamby ambanin'ny tany, zaridainan-drano ary ekipa mpanao curling.” |
19 | Eventually this creative exercise, which tells a lot about Vladivostok's netizens' self-identity, ended with the following political statement, against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: | Farany ity fampiasana famoronana ity dia manambara betsaka momba ny fifankafantaran'ny mpiseran'i Vladivostok, miafara amin'ny fanambarana politika manohitra ny filoha Rosiana [teo aloha] Vladimir Putin: |
20 | Vladivostok flag by Live Journal user chylym | Saina Vladivostok avy amin'i chylym mpisera Live Journal |