epa11559568 Soldiers of the Guard of Honor pose for photographers with the Russian flag during the celebration of the National Flag Day of the Russian Federation in front of the State Hermitage Museum Exchange building in St. Petersburg, Russia, 22 August 2024. The day marks the anniversary of the 22 August 1991 when members of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) replaced the Soviet Union Flag with a historical flag of Russia following the failure of a coup. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
