An eagle on a country’s coat of arms is quite common – this bird is as popular a national symbol as the lion. “He is the king of birds; just like the lion is believed to rule all animals ...

Originally the symbol of Imperial Russia, the double-headed eagle was restored as the country’s official emblem in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The bicontinental nature of Russia is reflected in its national symbol, a double-headed eagle looking in two directions. That eagle finds itself in a precarious spot now that it must look around ...

Russia's double-headed eagle is not just a national emblem. It's a symbol of the national schizophrenia. There appears to be a technical issue with your browser ...

President Boris Yeltsin asked Parliament Tuesday to formally adopt Russia’s red, white and blue flag and double-headed eagle as the country’s national symbols. The proposed law, submitted to ...