Flag of Russia
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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]
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Name | Триколор (lit. 'tricolour') |
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Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 1705–1922
1991–present
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Design | Horizontal tricolour of white, blue, and red |
Designed by | Peter the Great |
Use | Naval ensign |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 1712–1923 1958–present |
Design | Two blue diagonal bands forming a St. Andrew's Cross on a white background |
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