Флаг России- Flag of Russia

White. For his "future". For the brightness of joy his is supposed to feel eventually. For his sister, Belarus, White Russia. For the color of the end, of the light so many have passed through. For the blinding glare of sunlight. For the cold, pale snow that covers his nation. White is the top, the beginning, the leader.

Blue. For his "clouded present". For the sea that marks part of his Eastern border. For his older sister, Ukraine, Little Russia. For the ever present feeling of bipolarity that he is cursed with. For the emotion he feels, sadness. For his old bosses, the Tsars. For the tears that cascade down his frozen cheeks. Blue is the middle, the center, the follower.

Red. For his "bloody past". For the blood that marks his nation's history. For the peasants that revolted. For the lives lost on Bloody Sunday. For the rust-colored stains on his beloved pipe. For the warmth he will never feel in his heart. For himself, the Great Russia. For the dark scars on his body that never fully healed. Red is the bottom, put behind but never forgotten, the reluctance holding him back.