- Capital
- Moscow
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1991
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Russia
Colors and meaning
White #FFFFFF
Nobility and frankness, one of the historic Pan-Slavic colors
Blue #0039A6
Honesty and loyalty
Red #D52B1E
Courage, love and Russia's sovereignty
Symbolism and history
A plain white-blue-red horizontal tricolor, introduced by Tsar Peter the Great after his study of Dutch shipping in the 17th century, restored in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union and the source of the entire Pan-Slavic color tradition adopted by many other Slavic nations.
Closest-looking flags
Slovenia
The origin flag of the Pan-Slavic color tradition later adopted, in various stripe orders, by Slovenia, Croatia and Czechia.
Croatia
The origin flag of the Pan-Slavic color tradition later adopted, in various stripe orders, by Slovenia, Croatia and Czechia.
Czech Republic
The origin flag of the Pan-Slavic color tradition later adopted, in various stripe orders, by Slovenia, Croatia and Czechia.
Further reading: Flag of Russia on Wikipedia
