US novelist and short-story writer. His early autobiographical novel This Side of Paradise (1920) made him known in the post-war society of the East Coast, and The Great Gatsby (1925) epitomizes the Jazz Age.
White, blue, and red became known as the pan-Slavic colours, influencing many other Eastern European flags. White, blue, and red are also the colours of the arms of the Duchy of Moscow. Effective date: 11 December 1993.