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The nation of Russia has designed and used various flags throughout history. Listed in this article are flags — federal, administrative, military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).
The Tsardom of Russia, [a] also known as the Tsardom of Moscow, [b] was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721. From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew by an average of 35,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) per year. [11]
English: A map showing the flags of the world, in equirectangular projection. The countries shown are the members of the United Nations. Western Sahara is in light grey because it is considered to be a Non-Self-Governing Territory with no administration (), therefore there is no UN member state flag to represent that place.
A 1695 flag book [10] by Carel Allard describes three flags used by the tsar of Muscovy: the tricolour [11] with the double-headed eagle bearing a shield on its breast and wearing a golden crown over both of its heads, the same tricolour [12] with a blue saltire over it, and a cross flag [13] showing red and white quartering with a blue cross ...
Modern Russia (i.e. the Russian Federation) has many symbols. Some of these symbols remain from historical periods such as the Tsarist era or Soviet Union , while others have even older origins. The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem.
Gibson, James R. "Old Russia in the New World: adversaries and adversities in Russian America." in European Settlement and Development in North America (University of Toronto Press, 2019) pp. 46–65. Gibson, James R. Imperial Russia in frontier America: the changing geography of supply of Russian America, 1784–1867 (Oxford University Press ...