Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1668 | Alleged first Russian flag. | ||
| 1700–1858 | De facto (unofficial) flag of Russia | Peter the Great's tricolour was the merchant flag (civil ensign) of Russia. As the oldest civil flag to represent Russia, it was later adopted as the national flag representing the country rather than the Tsar. However, the flags used by the Russian Army were regimental flags with the Double-Headed Eagle, the official Imperial symbol, in the centre. The Imperial Standard was the black Double-Headed Eagle displayed on a golden banner, represented the Tsar, the absolute ruler of the Russian Empire. | |
| 1700–1858 | Imperial Standard. | Yellow banner with Tsar's emblem. | |
| 1858–1883 | Flag of the Russian Empire for "Celebrations". | The flag was introduced in 1858, however it was not as popular as the white-blue-red civil ensign, which was adopted in 1883 for land use. In the 20th century there was a widespread myth (based on incorrect statements by the leading Soviet historian K. Ivanov) that Russia has changed her official flag in 1858. Since 1990s this flag is used by monarchists and some extreme right political groups. |
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| 1858–1917 | Imperial Standard. | Yellow banner with the coat of arms. | |
| 1914–1917 | Russian Empire (unofficial, private use only). | A tricolour of horizontal stripes, white, blue and red, with a yellow canton with the coat of arms. | |
| 1921-1932 | Flag of the Brotherhood of Russian Truth | ||
| 1931–1943 | Flag of the Russian Fascist Party | The largest Russian anti-Soviet organization in the 30-40 years of the 20th century in the Far East. | |
| 1918–1937 | Flag of the Russian SFSR (variant). | Red banner with stylized "RSFSR" abbreviation in gold Cyrillic letters in the honour canton. | |
| 1954–1991 | Flag of the Russian SFSR. | The Flag of the Soviet Union with a blue band at the hoist. | |
| 1923–1991 | Flag of the Soviet Union. | The Flag of the Soviet Union was used in Russia as the state flag throughout the Soviet period until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. | |
| 1991 | Flag of the Russian SFSR. | Flag of Russian SFSR from 1 November (de facto from 22 August) 1991 to 25 December 1991. | |
| 1991–1993 | Flag of the Russian Federation. | Official Flag of the Russian Federation from 25 December 1991 to 11 December 1993, when it was replaced by the present version. |
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