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  2. Flag of Russia - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. List of Russian flags - Wikipedia

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    State flag of the Russian SFSR: A proposal for the state flag of the RSFSR was created by artist Alexey Kokorekin . It added white and blue horizontal stripes at the bottom, both two stripes took 1 ⁄ 6 of the flag's height. c. 1949: State flag of the Russian SFSR: Another proposal with the traditional Russian tricolour at the bottom. c. 1950

  4. National symbols of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The Russian Federation has several official national symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, a national anthem. The current design of the national flag is the same as the Russian Empire and was officially adopted again after the dissolution of the Soviet Union .

  5. Russia's flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms

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    The Russian flag is barred from the Olympics in a doping dispute. ... told The Associated Press that Russian athletes in Tokyo will be allowed to wear a range of uniforms in national colors ...

  6. Pan-Slavic colors - Wikipedia

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    Yugoslavia, both the Kingdom (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1918–1943) and the Republic (SFR Yugoslavia, 1943–1992) was a union of several Slavic nations, and therefore not only sported the pan-Slavic colors but adopted the pan-Slavic flag as its own (later adding a red star).

  7. List of flags by color combination - Wikipedia

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    Confederate States of America, unrecognised, 1861–1865, flag in use 1861–1863 Confederate States of America (battle flag, used by the Confederate military), 1861–1865 Cook Islands Costa Rica Crimea (disputed between Ukraine and Russia) Croatia – with other color symbol Croats of Serbia Cuba Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

  8. Why are Russians not competing under their flag in Beijing? - AOL

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    The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. Here is why sanctions were imposed on ...

  9. Portnoy - Wikipedia

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    The name Portnoy, sometimes spelled Portnoi, is a Jewish surname of Russian origin. The Russian word 'портной' translates as 'tailor'. The name may refer to: