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The nation of Russia has designed and used various flags throughout history. Listed in this article are flags — federal, administrative, military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).
Tsar Alexander II's Flag of the Russian Empire (1858–1896) Russian flag during WWI on a postcard (1914–1917) [a] The Russian tricolour flag was adopted as a merchant flag at rivers in 1705. These colours of the flag of Russia would later inspire the choice of the " Pan-Slavic colours " by the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848 .
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, followed by the Revolution of 1905, revealed the weaknesses of Russia's military apparatus and exposed deep political and social divisions, adding to the question of national minorities. Russia's rivalries with Germany and Austria-Hungary led to an alliance with France and involvement in Balkan affairs.
On 17 June 2023 in the new St. Petersburg 300th Anniversary Park , the historical flags of the Russian Empire (black-yellow-white flag), the USSR and the current Russian flag were raised on the highest flagpoles in Europe (179.5 m). The ceremony was dedicated to the 330th anniversary of the white-blue-red flag of Peter I, the 165th anniversary ...
Civil flag: The early Romanov Tsars instituted the two-headed eagle Imperial Flag of the Tsar, which origin dates back to 1472, as a Civil Flag, it remained the Civil Flag of Russia until replaced during the Empire in 1858. [57] Civil ensign of Russia: the white-blue-red tricolor, that was adopted on 20 January 1705 by decree of Peter I. [56]
A Russian recruiting poster. Caption reads: "World on Fire; Second Patriotic War." Between 1873 and 1887, Russia was allied with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the League of the Three Emperors, and later with Germany in the 1887–1890 Reinsurance Treaty.
The Allies or the Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
The coat of arms of russia at the time was a black eagle so why is the eagle not collored source is just look at the coat of arms of russia at the time. 21:50, 14 August 2022 900 × 600 (1.26 MB)