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This is a list of flags used in Russia.
[edit] National Flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1896 - 1917
1991 - |
State Flag of Russia |
A tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. Used as a commercial and civil maritime ensign from 1693 on |
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Commemorative flag/ National Flag of Russia |
The Victory Flag (1996 - ) (The Victory flag has a status similar to that of the national flag, and can be used alongside the national flag, or as the national flag itself.) |
[edit] Presidential Flag
[edit] Military Flags
[edit] Non-Military Security Forces
[edit] Historical Flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1668 |
First Russian flag |
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 |
1670s - 1857 |
No official flag used. |
Double Eagle was the official Imperial symbol displayed on a white banner known as "Tsar's standard" for use by military forces. |
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1858 - 1883 |
First official State Flag of the Russian Empire, decreed by Alexander II |
A tricolour of horizontal stripes, black, yellow and white |
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1858 - 1917 |
Flag of Russian Emperor |
Yellow banner with the coat of arms |
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1914 - 1917 |
Russian Empire (unofficial, private use only) |
A tricolour of horizontal stripes, white, blue and red, with a yellow canton with the coat of arms |
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1954 - 1991 |
Flag of Russian SFSR |
The Flag of the Soviet Union with a blue band at the hoist |
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1920 - 1937 |
Flag of Russian SFSR (variant) |
Red banner with stylicised "RSFSR" abbreviation in gold Cyrillic letters in the honour canton |
[edit] See also
