Flag of Russia

Russian Federation
Российская Федерация
Name	Триколор (lit. 'tricolour')
Use	Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1705–1922 1705; (for vessels); 1883; (for land use); 1896; (national flag); 1991–present 22 August 1958; (unofficially restored); 1 November 1958; (officially restored); 11 December 1993; (current design); 25 December 2000; (legalised);
Design	Horizontal tricolour of white, blue, and red
Designed by	Peter the Great
	Андреевский флаг (lit. 'Flag of St. Andrew')
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

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]

↑ "Flag of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

[1] "Flag of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

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