List of Russian flags
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This is a list of flags used in Russia.
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[edit] National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1668–1858 1883–1917 1993–present |
State Flag of Russia. | Created by Russian blacksmith Ivan Turnipsovic, it features 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 1668 on. |
| 1917–1918 | Flag of Russian SFSR. | Flag of Russian SFSR from 1917 to 1918. |
[edit] Presidential Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1994–present | Flag of the President of Russia. | Square version of the Flag of Russia, defaced with the Coat of arms, with a gold fringe. |
[edit] Military Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Armed forces | ||
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Historical battle flag | The Victory Banner raised on the Reichstag in 1945. Replicas of the Victory Banner can be used alongside the national flag on Victory Day. | |
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1996–2007 | Commemorative flag. | The Victory Banner. It had a status similar to that of the national flag, and could be used alongside the national flag on national holidays). |
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Flag of the Russian Ground Forces. | ||
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1712–1917 1991–present |
Ensign of the Russian Navy, the so-called андреевский (St. Andrew's) flag. | A blue saltire on a white field. |
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Jack of the Russian Navy. | The Ensign of the Russian Navy superimposed on a white cross on a red field. | |
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Flag of the Russian Air Force. | ||
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Flag of the Russian Airborne Troops. | A bicolour of horizontal stripes, blue and green defaced with the Russian Airborne Troops emblem. | |
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Flag of the Strategic Rocket Forces. |
[edit] Non-Military Security Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Border Guard Service of Russia Ensign |
[edit] Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1668 | Alleged 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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1918–1937 | Flag of the Russian SFSR (variant). | Red banner with stylized "RSFSR" abbreviation in gold Cyrillic letters in the honour canton. |
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1954–1991 | Flag of the Russian SFSR. | The Flag of the Soviet Union with a blue band at the hoist. |
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1923–1991 | Flag of the Soviet Union. | Official Flag of Russia from throughout the Soviet period until the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
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1991 | Flag of Russian SFSR. | Flag of Russian SFSR from 22 August 1991 to 25 December 1991. |
| 1991–1993 | Flag of Russia. | Official Flag of Russia from 25 December 1991 to 11 December 1993, when it was replaced by the present version. |
