Russia Flag

The Триколор (Tricolour)

The Триколор (known as Tricolour in English), is known as the Russian Flag. Russia is a country which spans the north Eurasian continent, starting from Eastern Europe and ending at the Behring Strait near Alaska.

Russia was settled by a mixture of slavic and scandinvian peoples, these cultures mixed to produce proto-russian cultures and kingdoms, such as the Kievan Rus and other principalities. Russia was eventually established as a country whilst overcoming Mongolian domination in the 15th Century, this led to Russia being a centralised state, rather than multiple small principalities. Russia then went to colonise Siberia, central asia and north-east asia. In Europe, Russia established itself as a Great Power, and eventually a world power after WW2. During the end of WW1, Russia had a revolution, which eventually led it to become a communist state, known as the USSR (Union of Soviet State Republics). The USSR existed from 1922 to 1991. In 1989 the USSR started to enact economic reforms, which led to areas of the USSR simultaneaously declare independence. Today Russia is still the biggest country in the world.

The Триколор consists of three horizontal stripes coloured white, blue and red respectively. The latest version of which was adopted in 1993. The earliest use of the flag dates back to 1693, when Peter the Great visited Arkhangelsk, he was keenly interested in shipbuilding in a European style, so he ordered a dutch-built frigate from Amsterdam and modeled the Russian naval flag after the Dutch flag that was on it.

On the flag, the white colour symbolises nobility and frankness, the blue for faithfulness, honesty, impeccability and chastity, and red for courage, generosity and love.

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The Триколор 🇷🇺 (Tricolour)