Is flag burning illegal in Russia?
Criminal offense
Desecrating the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by up to one year of imprisonment.
Russia is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Kazakhstan
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is a criminal offense punishable by fines, house arrest, or imprisonment.
- Finland
- Criminal offense Desecrating the Finnish flag is illegal under the law on the Finnish flag.
- Norway
- Legal / protected speech The ban on desecrating foreign flags was lifted in 2008, making such acts legal.
- Estonia
- Criminal offense Desecrating national or foreign flags is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment or a fine.
- Sweden
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in Sweden, though displaying modified flags may be punished as disorderly conduct.
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fines, community service, or correctional labor.
Other laws in Russia
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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