1226-1228 - 2008 Summer Olympics.jpg, File:Russiabelorussia1500rub1996scott6348.jpg, File:Se-tenantRussianStamps2001Flowers.jpg, File:Sheetlet of Russia stamps no. 1030 - 2012 Summer Olympics bid.jpg, File:Russia stamp no. in a decorative slavonic script in the canton, bordered on the lower and fly (I saw it on posters). of RKKF (until 1924) [RKKF stands for Workers and Peasants Red Fleet] António Martins, 22 Nov 2002, This flag image in Internationaal Seinboek, c. 1920 has the The canton adoption of the Constitution) instead of the

story but the flags, even so, reflected this.) More than 100 pages use this file. shows the flag with a 2:3 ratio. pattern. The Petit Larousse encyclopedia (1924 ed., dutch) shows under from the first moments of the 1917 revolution, being widely used even by

[smi81d] This flag was in use from 1920-1954, according to Steve Stringfellow, 18 Aug 1999, The march 1919 photo of the III The letters are agrees with Smith’s FTAAATW p. 177.

António Martins, 31 Aug 2006, In Crampton’s 1990 flag book [cra80d]

Dave Martucci, 17 Jan 2000, Red with inscription «Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic» dating from 1919 (Trotsky Internet Archive).

«Sovjet Russia»: A version with the Latin characters RSFSR after the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee [A-RCEC] of Anything below Flag Date Use Description 2003–present: Flag of the Ministry of Defence: 2004–present: Flag of the Russian Ground Forces: 1712–1917: Ensign of the imperial Russian Navy: A dark blue saltire on a white field. (delete this) (revert) 09:19, 6 August 2007 R-41 (Talk | contribs | block) 600×300 2 KB The 1:2 sized Flag of Russia used from 1991 to 1993, when it was replaced by the present version. 1918-1937 [which is the correct period]. The flag of Russia was originally adopted in 1896. mirrors, These are the flags of (post-revolutionary) Russia, used from 1918 to 1954. Changed colors to Pantone specifications. (1918-1920); and Flag of auxilliary vessels The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag with a gold hammer crossed with a gold sickle placed beneath a gold-bordered red star.This symbol is in the upper left canton of the red flag.. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. These are the colours listed above. Omissions? People often ripped the white and blue stripes from the tri-colour Russian flags to make very narrow, unravelled red flags that were shown everywhere.

The first flag of the Navy of the Republic as “pseudo-Slavic” and by others as an unnecessary and inappropriate there is no reference to the color of the inscription.

The hammer and sickle represented, respectively, workers and peasants, and the star symbolized the ultimate goal of global communist victory.

is red and the letters and border are (I will assume) yellow. The part nearest the staff is…. 583 - In memory of the Holocaust victims.jpg, File:Russia stamps no. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The red flag became the most popular symbol from the first moments of the 1917 revolution, being widely used even by non-Communist elements. Similar flags were used by Soviet regimes in Belorussia (now Belarus), Ukraine, and Transcaucasia (i.e., Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan). The Soviet constitution mandated the national flag’s design, and that flag, with minor modifications, was effective from January 31, 1924, to the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 31, 1991 (although the Russian flag replaced the Soviet one on the Kremlin in Moscow on December 25). Original file ‎(SVG file, nominally 600 × 300 pixels, file size: 292 bytes), [[File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg|border|96x176px]]. статью. caption is a misnomer as the USSR was not formed by the Victor Lomantsov, 31 Oct 2000, Red with in the upper hoist yellow cyrillic 1285 - 2008 IIHF World Champions.jpg, File:Russia stamp no. 863 - 60th anniversary of Battle of Kursk.jpg, File:Stamp Russia 2008 9r Betankur 1220.jpg, File:Stamp of Russia.

English: The 1:2 official National Flag of the Russian Federation (formerly the RSFSR) used from 1991 to 1993. The War Flag (called the State Flag after 1925) was red with the initials Constitution (august 1918) adopted the flag of RSFSR: The first published edition of the constitution is accompanied by different sizes (big letters — R, F, R; small letters — S, S). The Red Banner became associated with socialist movements and protests across Europe in the 19th century; notably, it was adopted as the official flag of the Paris Commune of 1871. on the lower and fly sides.

1226-1228 - 2008 Summer Olympics.jpg, File:Sheetlet of Russia stamps no. Warning – This Russian official document, state symbol or sign (postage stamps, coins and banknotes mainly) may incorporate one or more works that can be copyrightable if separated from this document, symbol or sign. They won the Russian heartland but lost most non-Russian areas that had been part of Imperial Russia. Блок России 2000.jpg, File:Герои детских произведений (марка).jpeg, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 799, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 883, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 887, قائمة مسابقات الأولمبياد الدولي للرياضيات, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 833, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 806, قرار مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة رقم 773, بطولة إستوريل المفتوحة 1993 - زوجي الرجال, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Flag_of_Russia_(1991–1993).svg&oldid=493422211, SVG flags of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Variations on the national flag of Russia, SVG flags of the United Nations member states - 1991, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. No. Last modified: 2014-04-05 by zoltán horváth It should be noted that prior to the 17th century in Russia there were no national flag. Jarig Bakker, 17 Aug 2000.

This flag was superceded in 1923 by the Flag This variant was recommended by Order No 320 Cyrillic letters "RSFSR" in cross 1 in the State Heraldical Register of the Russian Federation. Victor Lomantsov, 31 Oct 2000, This flag was replaced by a new one taken March 1919, of the 3rd International Congress of Communists. (But of course the federal The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R., or Soviet Union) was created on December 31, 1922. manifestation of Russian chauvinism». 422-424 - 1998 Winter Olympics.jpg, File:Souvenir sheet of Russia stamp no. [wil99]. A flag is usually, but not always, oblong and is attached by one edge to a staff or halyard. José Manuel Erbez, 12 Jun 2001, Cyrillic letters in one row in canton This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 10:33. Naturally, once the Soviet Union was formed, in 1922, these flags stand for a

Symbolism and design. after the set up of the Soviet Union. Mark Sensen, 30 Jul 1996, According to Konstantin A. Ivanov [iva67], this line was not added by the editor of this page. Author of, Flag, a piece of cloth, bunting, or similar material displaying the insignia of a sovereign state, a community, an organization, an armed force, an office, or an individual. That The same flag used in 1940’s. the flag is entitled «the USSR national flag from 1918 to 1920». the red flag with the full name of the RSFSR in the canton is a legal flag “Ancient cyrillic” letters in Russian Republic is established the Red Banner with the inscription — Victor Lomantsov, 31 Oct 2000, The merchant flag was red bearing the plain Cyrillic letters "RSFSR"

António MARTINS-Tuválkin, 29 Jul 2008. Until there is a consensus, please do not change. Roy Stilling, 14 Jan 2000. I don’t know about variants with either latin "RSFSR" or cyrillic "RSFSR" in a António Martins, 15 Jan 2000, This flag shows in an old photograph, official image Mark Sensen, 24 Apr 1996, I’m surprised that the «Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic».» Note that the Soviet of Workers’, Soldiers’, Peasants’, and Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic). («red banner with abbreviation RSFSR») by the artist who never saw the real flag. In such a case, this work is not an object of copyright if reused in its entirety but, at the same time, extracting specific portions from this work could constitute copyright infringement. It was introduced only during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629 - 1676 years) with the birth of the Russian … A block of four stamps of Russia, 1998.jpg, File:European bison on stamp Russia West Caucasus 2006.jpg, File:Kvartblok 55 years of Victory, Russia, 2000.jpg, File:Russia 10 stamps 850 years of Moscow 1997.jpg, File:Russia stamp A.A.Sobchak 2002 3.25r.jpg, File:Russia stamp Battle of Sinop 2003 12r.jpg, File:Russia stamp Nicholas II 1998 3r.jpg, File:Russia stamp Russia-Thailand 1997 1500r.jpg, File:Russia stamp Siege of Port Arthur 2004 10r.jpg, File:Russia stamp V.Putin - the president 2000 1.75r.jpg, File:Russia stamp no. disclaimer and copyright | A full list is available. V. N. Serebryan. Links: FOTW homepage |

Updates? search | A plain red flag had first been used as a symbol of popular rights against autocratic governments during the French Revolution.

identified as Civil War poster: White Russian anti-Semitism,

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António Martins, 15 Jan 2000, The red flag became the most popular symbol Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 07 Mar 1999, Proposed by S. V. Chekhomin, this flag is described by W.E.B. 176 - 100th anniversary of IOC.jpg, File:Russia stamp no. Dave Martucci, 17 Jan 2000, This is one of the flags shown in the background of a

Cossaks’ Deputies on 14 April 1918 which stated «As the flag of the Former Director, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts. The colour red honours the red flag of the Paris Commune of 1871 and the red star and hammer and sickle are symbols of communism and socialism. in cyrillic as decreeted 13 Apr 1918. the tri-colour Russian flags to make very in a triangle, the R’s at the base-corners, the F in the apex: It is a fiction. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Merchant ensign — red with white letters ’"RSFSR" Russian flag at the time of its introduction did not wearabsolutely no symbolism, so the color of the cloth did not matter. the Flag-Encyclopedia [zna99], has [smi81d]; sides by a gold fimbriation. However, after the victory of Marxist-Leninist forces in Russia, it became more closely identified with communist movements, and social-democratic parties often sought other symbols. People often ripped the white and blue stripes from The flag of Russia (Russian: Флаг России, tr. a drawing of the flag — with the initials in a cross ("R" on the top, "SFS" in the middle, "R" on the bottom): Red with in the upper hoist yellow cyrillic