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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).
Peter decided to model Russia's naval flag after that banner by assigning meaning and reordering the colours. The Dutch flag book of 1695 by Carel Allard, [5] printed only a year after Peter's trip to Western Europe, describes the tricolour with a double-headed eagle bearing a shield on its breast and wearing a golden crown over both of its heads.
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]
Meanwhile, Russia decided to sell the indefensible Russian America to the United States for 11 million rubles (7.2 million dollars) in 1867. [65] Initially, many Americans considered this newly gained territory to be a wasteland and useless, and saw the government wasting money, [ 66 ] but later, much gold and petroleum were discovered.
After Russian America was sold to the U.S. in 1867, for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre, equivalent to $156,960,000 in 2023), all the holdings of the Russian–American Company were liquidated. Following the transfer, many elders of the local Tlingit tribe maintained that " Castle Hill " comprised the only land that Russia was entitled to sell.
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 The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem.
The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign ...
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