Flag of Russia
The flag of Russia is a tricolor flag in the pan-Slavic colors.
It consists of three equal horizontal stripes of white on top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom.
The first time was the flag officially used on Russian trade and warships in 1896 and is based on the flag of the Netherlands. The flag was used unofficially during the Provisional Government of Russia, after the fall of the Tsar, and up to the October Revolution. After that established the flag of the Soviet Union until 1991. After only minor changes in 1993, the flag was used again.
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History
When Tsar Peter I, called the Great, traveled in 1699 to the Netherlands to learn more about the ship, he recognized the need for Russia to its own flag needed for his navy.
The new Russian flag should modeled on the flag of the Netherlands (then three horizontal stripes of orange-white- blue, but also red, white and blue to 1630) followed, but using colors from Russia. Peter the Great chose the colors of the coat of arms of the Principality of Moscow: On a red background riding a white knight on a white horse, dressed in a blue coat and a blue shield bearing. Later, the three colors were also interpreted as a symbol of the three state-supporting East Slavic peoples in the Russian Empire: white for the " White Russians ", blue for " Little Russians " and red for the " Great Russians ".
The white color symbolizes freedom, the blue, the Mother of God and the power of the Red Tsar.
Peter I gave the country a different flag: the so-called "imperial flag of Russia." It consists of a blue St. Andrew's cross on a white background. This flag was used as an alternative to the tricolor on the battlefields and in the commercial and Navy they dominated even. The flag is still the official flag of the Russian Navy.
Today, the symbolism of the colors is interpreted differently:
- White (Russian: белый ) stands for faith and generosity.
- Blue (Russian: синий ) stands for hope and honesty.
- Red (Russian: красный ) stands for the love, courage and bravery.
Historical flags
Flag of Ownership
The victory flag is a variant of the flag that was hoisted on 1 May 1945 the Reichstag building and symbolized the end of the Second World War in Europe. The difference with the flag of the Soviet Union is that the star is slightly larger and the hammer and sickle are missing.
On 15 April 1996, the Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree, after the victory flag is equivalent to the Russian flag.
Under President Vladimir Putin wins the flag became the official flag of the Russian army.