Russia (1914-1917)
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#0149 · national
Russia
National flag of Russia with three equal horizontal stripes of white, blue, and red.
Traits
- Layout
- Horizontal stripes
- Pattern
- Tricolor
- Text
- None
Details
- Catalogue
- #0149
- Favorites
- 3
- Added
- Jul 1, 2025
- Image source
- commons.wikimedia.org
History
The flag of Russia is a white-blue-red horizontal tricolor. It was first introduced by Peter I in the late 17th century as a merchant ensign, modeled on the Dutch tricolor with the colors reordered. It became associated with the Russian Empire, although a black-yellow-white tricolor was used as the state flag from 1858 to 1896. After the 1917 revolution, the tricolor was replaced during the Soviet period by red state flags. The historic tricolor was readopted on 22 August 1991 and formalized by law in 1993 as the flag of the Russian Federation.
