Volgograd Oblast

The flag of Volgograd Oblast is red with two two thin vertical stripes of blue at the hoist side (the width of each thin red or blue stripe is 1/16 of the length of the flag), and depiction of the statue of Mother Land in the centre of the red field (its height is 3/4 of the width of the flag). Russian Wikipedia
==Symbolism==
Red stands for courage and firmness of Volgograd citizens, their activity, resoluteness, solidarity, and readiness for self-sacrifice.
The two blue stripes stand for the Don, and the Volga — the major rivers of European Russia and of the oblast.
The statue of Mother Land (Родина-Мать in Russian) refers to the Battle of Stalingrad that took place in the region in 1942-1943. Flags of the World
==References==
Category:Southern Federal District
Category:Proportions 2-3
Category:Red background
Category:Russian Federal Subjects