List of Russian flags
This is a list of flags used in Russia.
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National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1896 - 1917 1991 - | State Flag of Russia | A tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. Used as a commercial and civil maritime ensign from 1693 on |
Presidential Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the President of Russia | Square version of the Flag of Russia, defaced with the Coat of Arms, with a gold fringe |
Military Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Commemorative flag | The Victory Flag | |
 | Historical battle flag | The Victory Banner raised on the Reichstag in 1945 | |
 | 1712 - 1917 1991 - | Ensign of the Russian Navy, the so-called андреевский (St. Andrew's) flag | A blue saltire on a white field |
 | Jack of the Russian Navy | The Ensign of the Russian Navy superimposed on a white cross on a red field. | |
 | Flag of the VDV (Airborne Troops) | A bicolour of horizontal stripes, blue and green defaced with the VDV emblem. |
Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1668 | First Russian flag | |
 | 1858 - 1883 | First official State Flag of the Russian Empire, officialised by Alexander II | A tricolour of horizontal stripes, black, yellow and white |
 | 1858 - 1917 | Flag of Russian Emperor | Yellow banner with the coat of arms |
 | 1914 - 1917 | Imperial Russia (unofficial, private use only) | A tricolour of horizontal stripes, white, blue and red, with a yellow canton with the coat of arms |
 | 1954 - 1991 | Flag of Russian SFSR | The Flag of the Soviet Union with a blue band at the hoist |
 | 1920 - 1937 | Flag of Russian SFSR (variant) | Red banner with stylicised "RSFSR" abbreviation in gold Cyrillic letters in the honour canton |
See also
Lists of flags
| Master list | |
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| States | Sovereign • Unrecognized • Formerly independent |
| Other entities | Dependent territories • Subnational entities • Cities • Ethnic groups • Micronations |
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| By region of the world | Africa • North America • South America • Antarctica • Asia • Europe • Oceania |
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