Russian Heraldry

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Sources:

Period Russian Heraldry By Paul Wickenden of Thanet - "There is a general understanding that heraldry (in the Western European sense) was not introduced to Russia until the time of Peter the Great, and thus is out of period. Furthermore, there has been a degree of skepticism about Eastern European equivalents (most notably the Polish tamga or the Russian znak). However, in a book I recently acquired by A. G. Silaev, entitled //Istoki russkoi geraldiki// [Sources of Russian Heraldry] (Moscow: Grand, 2002), the author makes some convincing arguments in favor of an earlier appearance of distinctly Western heraldic tradition than previously argued... http://www.goldschp.net/archive/rusheraldry.html

Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

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