Meanwhile, a black eagle is on Germany’s coat of arms. Russia’s eagle, however, is special – it’s double-headed, with each head looking in opposite directions. Still, this is not unique ...

In Byzantium, the “Second Rome” of the first millennium ... going to such lengths as painting red stars over the double-headed eagle on the side of official teacups. But President Boris ...

As already mentioned, Russia received Christianity from Constantinople (the “second Rome”), which became ... but also its coat of arms: the double-headed eagle, which became a symbol of ...