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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).
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 national flag of the Russian Federation (Russian: Государственный флаг Российской Федерации, Gosudarstvenny flag Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour of three equal horizontal bands: white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.
The National Flag of Russia features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red; the country uses Russian ruble as its official currency; and its national anthem is Gosudarstvennyy Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation")
flag of Russia horizontally striped white-blue-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. Tsar Peter I the Great had ambitious plans to transform Russia into a modern state. Building a Russian navy was part of that program, and he visited the Netherlands to learn about the most advanced shipbuilding concepts and techniques.
Russian flag is composed of three horizontal stripes of equal width. Red, blue and white are considered traditional Pan-Slavic colors and wide number of states adopted them in the 19th century since Russia was at that time the only independent Slavic state.
State flag of Russia is a rectangular »« with three equal-size horizontal bands: the upper one is white (белый), the middle one — blue (синий), and the lower one is red (красный). Width/length relation equals 2/3.
The flag of Russia is a horizontal tricolor of three colors - white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. These Slavic tricolors are also used in flags of other Slavic nations (e.g. Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic). [1]
History of the Russian flag. The tricolor first appeared in Russia about 350 years ago and has become a symbol of the country. The colors white, blue and red are of great importance in the Russian heraldic tradition. The first Russian warship, the Orel, was built in 1667-1668. Black, white and azure fabric was ordered to create the ship's banners.
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