Current Russian political parties emblem semantics

A semiotic analysis of the emblems representing the parties elected to State Duma in December, 2007, has been carried out. The emblem structure, and their symbolic, graphical, colour, text and other elements are revealed. It has been found that emblem characteristics are expressed in archaization, folklorization, and are constructed on the ground of cultural diffusion. That permits them to be parts of different texts forming 'moving' semiotic systems.