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Main article: Flag Date Use Description 1991–1993 State flag Flag of the Russian Federation from 12 December 1991 to 11 December 1993. Previously used by anti- 1993–Present Proportion changed from 1:2 to 2:3. First, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the State Flag of the Russian Federation", adopted on December 11, 1993, then Constitutional law "On the State Flag of the Russian Federation" adopted on 25 December 2000. Presidential flags [ ] Standard Date Use Description See also: Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, for a brief time, many Soviet era flags were still in use until new designs replaced them in the early 2000s. The new flags of the Russian Armed Forces are heavily inspired by the regimental banners and flags of the late Imperial Russian Army and Navy. Flags of service branches [ ] Flag Date Use Description 2003–present Flag of the 2004–present Flag of the 2000–present Flag of the In 1992, the ensign of the Imperial Russian Navy was revived and replaced the Soviet era Naval Flag, however the new design used a lighter shade of blue, rather than the traditional dark blue. On December 29, 2000, the flag was changed to its original historical appearance with dark blue. 2015–present Flag of the 2004–present Flag of the A bicolour of horizontal stripes, blue and green defaced with the Russian Airborne Forces emblem. 2004–present Flag of the Flags of the Ground Forces [ ] Flags of the arms of the Ground Forces of the Russian Fede...

Contents • • • • • • • • • History of the Russian flag The state symbol of Russia was not always tricolor. The troops of princes Oleg and Svyatoslav campaigned under red princely banners. Svyatoslav added the two-toothed club, which was later replaced by the Orthodox cross. A study of historical archives has shown that the Russian state color during the Mongol-Tatar yoke was black. That was the banner of the Moscow principality. According to another assumption, the banner was purple, because scribes of Letters distorted the word “chermny” (dark red), writing down “black”. After liberation from the Mongol-Tatars and the transfer of power to the Grand Duke, the seal and the banner of the sovereign became red. The banners of the 16th-17th centuries depicted the Saints. The banners were of trapezoidal shape with a beveled free edge. Information has been preserved about the banner of “Merciful Savior” with the face of Jesus Christ. Ivan the Terrible’s troops marched under this banner in 1552 to take Kazan by storm. Flag of the Most Gracious Savior The “Great Banner” of Tsar Ivan the Terrible is well known. The cloth in the form of a trapeze of azure color depicts the Archangel Michael on horseback and the face of Christ. The banner’s border is of cranberry and poppy colors. The great banner of John the Terrible of 1560 Prince Pozharsky’s people’s militia in 1612 came out under a crimson banner. On one side was the image of Christ, on the other – the Archangel Michael. Banner of...

Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. The snow begins to fall in October. People watch for it impatiently, turning repeatedly to look outside. If only it would come! Everyone is tired of the cold rain that taps stupidly on windows and roofs. The houses are so drenched that they seem about to crumble into sand. But then, just as the gloomy sky sinks even lower, there comes the hope that the boring drum of water from the clouds will finally give way to a flurry of…and there it goes: tiny dry grains at first, then an exquisitely carved flake, two, three ornate stars, followed by fat fluffs of snow, then more, more, more—a great store of cotton tumbling down. For the geography and history of the other former Soviet republics, see See also Land Russia is bounded to the north and east by the Arctic and Pacific oceans, and it has small frontages in the northwest on the oblast (region) of Extending nearly halfway around the Northern Hemisphere and covering much of eastern and northeastern Relief On the basis of geologic structure and relief, Russia can be divided into two main parts—western and eastern—roughly along the line of the Yenisey River. In the western section, which occupies some two-fifths of Russia’s total area, lowland plains predominate over The

When it comes to the Russian flag, this country has seen a lot of changes. From the majestic flag of Russian Tsardom to the striking, gold, and blood-red banner flag of the Soviet Union, it’s safe to say that Russians know how to make a flag! Through collaboration with our Table of Contents • • • • • • Russian Flag – The Flag of the Russian Federation The modern flag of Russia is a tricolor flag consisting of three horizontal fields: the top is white, the middle is blue, and the bottom is red. Initially, the flag was used only for Russian merchant ships but in 1696 it became the official flag of the Tsardom of Russia until the year 1922. 1922 was the year when all Russian territory was successfully captured by the Bolsheviks during the Russian civil war. The flag was used by the arch-nemesis of the Bolsheviks, the White Guard, during the civil war. After their victory, the Bolsheviks replaced the flag with that of the Soviet Union which flew for 63 years, which we’ll cover shortly. In the darkest days of modern Russia during the Second World War, the tricolor rose again for a brief period as it was used by the collaborationist anti-Stalinist troops of Andrey Vlasov, who was allied with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union after being captured and defecting to the Nazi cause. Vlasov chose the wrong side of history and after trying to switch sides again when he was captured during the apocalyptic Nazi retreat to Berlin, Vlasov was instead sent to Moscow and interrogated bef...

8 Conclusion What Is The Russian Flag ? The Russian flag i s a tricolor flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands of different colors. The upper band is of white color, while the middle band is of blue color, and the lower band is of red color. There is no Russian flag symbol displayed on the flag. The white color of the flag is the lightest color and is achromatic, it is a color of snow, chalk, and milk, and it is the opposite of black color. The blue color of the flag is one of the three primary colors in the RYB color model, as well as in the RGB color model. And, the red color is the color at the long-wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It is all about the colors and design of the Russian Federation flag . So, let us jump to the meaning of the Russian flag. What Is The Russian Flag Meaning ? The Russian flag meaning is hidden in the flag itself, you should know about it. There are so many meanings of the colors used in the flag but the most popular meanings are, The white color of the upper band represents nobility and frankness, while the blue color of the middle band represents faithfulness, honesty, impeccability, and chastity, and the red color of the lower band represents courage, generosity, and love. Do you know some interesting Russian flag information ? That is, the national flag of Russia is not used in games like the Olympics. So, they use another Russian flag for Olympics . The Olympics flag is known as...

Our Russian Federation flags from United States Flag Store range from 4-inch by 6-inch stick flags to premium 6-foot by 10-foot nylon flags. The flag of Russia has three horizontal fields of equal size, with white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. This flag has been in use for centuries. It became the flag of the Tsars of Russia in 1696, and survived with no changes in the design as the flag of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic beginning in 1917. The tricolor flag was re-introduced as the flag of the Russian Federation in 1991. We also have flag of Russia lapel pins crafted of enameled gold metal. We are one the largest manufacturers in the world of small flags. We manufacture more than 200 country flags, including international flags, all 50 states, and military, historical and religious flags. Overall, we carry an inventory of more than 1 million flags. More About Flags of Russia Show your Russian roots with pride by purchasing an unchanging symbol of your motherland from the leading online vendor of Russian Federation flags. You can choose from the durable and affordable Online Stores Brand Superknit polyester or top quality heavyweight nylon available in a variety of sizes. There’s one to fit your needs. Did You Know?There are 24 countries that use the colors red, white and blue on their flags and nothing else. The U.S. is the easy one, but did you guess that Russia was also one…To find out what the red, white and blue in the Russia f...