Koreans gave Medvedev a flag from "Varangian"

During the visit of Dmitry Medvedev to South Korea, he was awarded Guis (naval flag) of the legendary Varangian cruiser. It is reported by the Air Force.

The mayor of Incheon, where the banner was stored all this time, said that an important battle occurred 100 years ago, and the city citizens carefully kept the flag, which was a witness to Chemulpo.

According to the rules adopted in South Korea, any museum exhibit can be transferred to another country only in case of consent of the president of the country and on a lease. The Russian side believes that the lease will extend every five years.

Recall that the cruiser of the Varangian, built in 1900, was flooded in the Chemulpo Bay at the very end of the Russian-Japanese war. Then the Varangian (along with the cruiser "Korean") gave a battle a Japanese squadron that was very superior in terms of numbers, sank one destroyer and damaged 4 cruisers. However, due to numerous damage, the ship returned to the port and was flooded there.

The act of the commander and the Varangian team was sung in the song ("Our proud" Varangian "" "does not give up to the enemy). The ship team had the opportunity to return to Russia Japanese, but they chose a deliberately unequal battle.