Eastern Europe
Russia
A horizontal tricolour of white, blue and red. It derives from the flag introduced under Tsar Peter the Great and was restored as Russia’s national flag after the Soviet period.
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Adopted
1991
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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White
No official symbolism.
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Blue
No official symbolism.
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Red
No official symbolism.
Did you know?
The white-blue-red tricolour also became the model for many later Pan-Slavic flags.