Flag of Russia

The national flag of the Russian Federation, consisting of three equal horizontal bands of white, blue, and red.

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Flag of the Tsardom of Russia: A historical Russian state flag associated with the Tsardom of Russia. Earlier Russian flags provide context for the tricolor’s development.
Pan-Slavism: A movement promoting cultural or political unity among Slavic peoples. The tricolor’s colors influenced flags associated with Slavic national movements.
Flag: A piece of fabric bearing a distinctive design used as a symbol or signal. The Russian tricolor is one national example of this broader object.
Flag protocol: Rules governing the display, handling, and precedence of flags. Protocol governs how Russian institutions display the national flag.
Flag of the President of Russia: The Russian tricolor bearing the national coat of arms, used as the president’s standard. It adds the coat of arms to the plain national flag for presidential use.
Peter the Great: The Russian ruler who modernized the state and expanded its naval power from 1682 to 1725. He adopted the white-blue-red colors for Russian ships in the late seventeenth century.
Russian nationalism: Political movements and ideas asserting a distinct Russian nation and its interests. The flag has served as a symbol of Russian national identity.
Tricolour: A flag or design composed of three colors, often arranged in bands. The Russian flag belongs to this recognizable design family.
Flag Day in Russia: A Russian national observance held annually on August 22 in honor of the state flag. The holiday commemorates the tricolor’s restoration as Russia’s state flag in 1991.
Coat of arms of Russia: The Russian state emblem depicting a double-headed eagle with a scepter and orb. Unlike the flag’s color bands, the coat of arms carries a detailed heraldic image.