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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
frightening: the two heads of the eagle were supplemented by another three -- the warrior's, the horse's, and the serpent's. Yet even that did not seem frightening enough and for four centuries the Romanov dynasty kept changing the emblem. At first the eagle's wings were spread proudly, as if it was about to fly. His beaks were opened, revealing two snake-like tongues, and he had mighty talons, in which he held a scepter and a round orb, the symbols of might.Even the crowns seemed to soar over the demonic bird's heads. Now there were three of them, symbolizing the Christian Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
The emblem projected pure aggression, but even this did not seem enough. Peter the Great decided to decorate the eagle's chest with the golden chain of the supreme Russian award, the order of St. Andrew the First Called. He also had the three crowns joined by a blue moire ribbon, thereby making the eagle
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