Thenation 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 theTsardom of Russia (1547–1721),Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today'sRussian Federation (1991–present day). Also included are flags from theUSSR (1922–1991), a country that existed as a federal union of 15 distinctnational republics, including theRussian SFSR (1917–1991).

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991–1993	State flag	Flag of the Russian Federation from 12 December 1991 to 11 December 1993. Still included in the State Heraldic Register.
	1993–present		Proportion changed from 1:2 to 2:3. First, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the State Flag of the Russian Federation", adopted on December 11, 1993, then Constitutional law "On the State Flag of the Russian Federation" adopted on 25 December 2000.

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	1994–present	Presidential Standard	Current Presidential Standard of the Russian Federation.
	1994–present	Flag of the President as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, for a brief time, many Soviet era flags were still in use until new designs replaced them in the early 2000s. The new flags of the Russian Armed Forces are heavily inspired by the regimental banners and flags of the late Imperial Russian Army and Navy.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2003–present	Flag of theMinistry of Defence
	2004–present	Flag of theGround Forces
	2000–present	Flag of theNavy	In 1992, the ensign of the Imperial Russian Navy was revived and replaced the Soviet era Naval Flag, however the new design used a lighter shade of blue, rather than the traditional dark blue. On December 29, 2000, the flag was changed to its original historical appearance with dark blue.
	2015–present	Flag of theAerospace Forces
	2004–present	Flag of theAirborne Forces	A bicolour of horizontal stripes, blue and green defaced with the Russian Airborne Forces emblem.
	2004–present	Flag of theStrategic Missile Forces

Flags of the arms of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2005–	Flag of theEngineer Troops
	2005–	Flag of theNuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops
	2006–	Flag of theMissile Troops and Artillery
	2007–	Flag of theAir Defence Troops of the Ground Forces	Not to be confused with the Air Defence Troops of the Aerospace Forces.
	2007–	Flag of theCommunication Troops
	2005–	Flag of theMain Directorate of the General Staff
	2007–	Flag of theElectronic Warfare Troops
	2007–	Flag of theRailway Troops
	?–	Flag of theSpecial Operations Forces

The Aerospace Forces are a branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it has three arms, theRussian Air Force, the Air Defense Forces, and theRussian Space Forces. The Air Defense Forces does not have a flag.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2004–	Flag of theAir Force
	2015–	Flag of theSpace Forces	Light blue field with the Russian Space Forces emblem (Space Forces Circumflex).

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2004–2009	Flag of theRear of the Armed Forces
	2010–	Flag of theLogistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2016–2024	Flag ofWestern Military District
	2016–	Flag ofSouthern Military District
	2016–	Flag ofCentral Military District
	2016–	Flag ofEastern Military District

Each branch of the Armed Forces has a representative banner, one for theGround Forces, theAerospace Forces, theNavy, and one to represent the entire Armed Forces as a whole.

Obverse (Front)	Reverse (Back)	Date	Use	Description
		2000–2003	Banner of theArmed Forces	The first banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was introduced on 8 December 2000, later confirmed by Federation Council on 20 December and signed by Vladimir Putin on 29 December. It was a plain red field, it symbolized the traditional red color of theArmed Forces of the Soviet Union.
		2003–		The present banner of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation is introduced under a resolution by State Duma in June 2003. This banner consists of twodouble-headed eagles, on the obverse side is thecoat of arms of the Russian Federation, and on the reverse side is the middle emblem of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The banner follows the principles and format of historically older Russian military flags that were last used prior to the Russian Revolution in 1917. It also contains four stars in each corner of the banner to symbolize the heritage of theSoviet Armed Forces. The reverse side also contains two pieces of text written in old style Slavic typeface, the top side of the banner contains the inscription "Fatherland" ("Отечество") and on the bottom side the inscription reads "Duty [and] Honor" ("Долг Честь").[1]
		2002–	Banner of the Ground Forces	The banner of the Russian Ground Forces was introduced by decree No. 141 on February 4, 2002, by Vladimir Putin. It is similar to the above banner, but doesn't have stars and inscriptions, on the reverse side is the middle emblem of the Russian Ground Forces.
		2002–	Banner of the Air Force/Aerospace Forces	The banner of the Russian Air Forces was introduced by decree No. 141 on February 4, 2002, by Vladimir Putin.[2] It became the banner of the newly created Aerospace Forces branch, which saw the merger between the Russian Air Forces and the Air Defence Forces on August 1, 2015.
		2000–	Banner of the Navy	The ensign of the Russian Navy is used as the banner of the Russian Navy. On December 29, 2000, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin signed a federal law making the naval ensign of the Russian navy the official banner of the Russian Navy.[3]

TheVictory Banner was a historical banner raised atop of theReichstag building inBerlin, by theRed Army, on May 1, 1945. It signified the victory overNazi Germany, and served as the main symbol of victory of theSoviet people. It was amended in Russian law in 1996, but with a new design to distance the new Russian state from any usage of Communist iconography. In 2007, following pressure from Red Army veterans, the original Victory Banner design replaced the 1996 variant, and has since then served its usage in virtually every singleVictory Day parade held across Russia.

Banner	Date	Use	Description
	1996–2007	Symbol of Victory Banner	The Symbol of Victory Banner was an alternative to using the historic Victory Banner, which contained the hammer and sickle.
	2007–	Banner of Victory	TheBanner of Victory raised on theReichstag in 1945. Replicas of the Victory Banner can be used alongside the national flag onVictory Day.

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	2003–	Standard of theMinister of Defence
	?–	Standard of theChief of the General Staff
	?–	Standard of theCommander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces
	?–	Standard of theCommander-in-Chief of the Navy
	2015–	Standard of theCommander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
	?–	Standard of theCommander of the Air Force – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
	?–	Standard of theCommander of the Strategic Missile Forces
	?–	Standard of theCommander of the Space Forces
	?–	Standard of theCommander of the Airborne Forces

This section covers flags of the various government paramilitary organizations which are not part of the Russian military, but are structured similarly by ranking system, uniforms, and are equipped with both light and heavy arms.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1992–	Flag of theMinistry of Emergency Situations
	1992–	Departmental flag of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
	2003–	Flag of theBorder Service of the Federal Security Service
	2005–	Flag of theFederal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation
	2008–	Ensign of theCoast Guard	A blue and white Saltire on a light green background.
	2019–	Ensign of theNational Guard Naval Service Corps	A blue and white Saltire on a chestnut background.
	1994–	Flag of theFederal Customs Service	A white Saltire on a dark green background.
	2001–	Flag of theCourier Service
	2005–	Flag ofFederal Penitentiary Service
	?–	Flag of theMain Directorate of Special Programs of the President
	2008–	Flag of the Office of theProsecutor General
	?–	Flag of theInvestigative Committee
	2006–	Flag ofFederal Service of Bailiffs
	?–	Flag of theMinistry of Internal Affairs
	?–
	2007–2016	Flag ofFederal Migration Service
	2000–2016	Flag of theFederal Service for Special Construction
	?–	Flag of theState Automobile Inspectorate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2001–2003	Flag of Federal Agency of the Governmental Communication and the Information at the President
	2002–	Flag of theFederal Protective Service
	2010–	Flag of theFederal Security Service
	2008–	Flag of Director of the Federal Security Service
	2009–	Flag ofForeign Intelligence Service
	2015–2016	Flag of theInternal Troops
	2016–	Flag of National Guard Forces Command
	2016–	Flag of theNational Guard

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2011–	Pennant of theMinistry of Health
	2009–	Pennant of theFederal Agency for Fishery
	2009–	Pennant of the Chief of the Federal Agency for Fishery

Prior to the creation of the first official flag of Russia in 1858, severalmerchant flags were used to represent Russia, the most notable being the White, Blue, and Red tricolor devised by TsarPeter the Great. The historicalState Flags of Russia were signed by decree to officially represent the country as a whole. The Black, Yellow, and Whitetricolor became the first official flag of Russia in 1858, with previous flags beingde facto unofficial flags of Russia.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1668–1693	Civil ensign of theTsardom of Russia	Ensign oftheOryol ship.
	1696–1721		Peter the Great's tricolour was the merchant flag of theRussian Empire. However, the flags used by the Russian Army were regimental flags with the Double-Headed Eagle, the official Imperial symbol, in the centre. The Imperial Standard was the black Double-Headed Eagle displayed on a golden banner, which represented the Empire and the Emperor, the absolute ruler of Russia.[4] When the black-yellow-white flag was in use between 1858 and 1896, the white-blue-red flag was still used as a merchant ensign.[4]
	1721–1896	Civil ensign of theRussian Empire
	1858–1896	State flag of the Russian Empire	On 11 June 1858, by decree ofAlexander II, the heraldic colors of the empire were approved for flags, banners and other items (draperies, rosettes, etc.). It became the first State flag of Russia in 1865. The white-blue-red flag was reintroduced in 1883 but the black-yellow-white remained in use until it was fully replaced in all circumstances in 1896.[5][6][7][8][9]
	1896–1917		On 28 April 1883,Alexander III amended the 1858 decree "on flags for decorating buildings on solemn occasions" to be replaced exclusively with the white-blue-red colours. This meant that the white-blue-red flag was now to be used on land in addition to at seas. It fully replaced the black-yellow-white flag when it became the only official National flag in time for thecoronation ofNicholas II in 1896.
	1917–1918	National flag of theRussian Republic	TheRussian Provisional Government and theRussian Republic kept using the same flag after the monarchy was overthrown in theFebruary Revolution. During theRussian Civil War, it was also used by theRussian State in 1918–1920 and theWhite Guards overall until their defeat in 1923.
	1918–1920	National flag of theRussian State
	1918–1937	State flag of theRussian SFSR	The first flag of theRSFSR was established by decree on 13 April 1918. However the law never provided an official drawing or depiction. Instead, a simple red flag was commonly used. The description of the decree stated that the "flag of the Russian Republic is set on a red banner with the inscription: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (Russian:Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика)." The decree however did not specify the exact shade of red used on the flag, nor the exact placement and size of the inscription, the ratio of the flag itself and the colour and font of the words. There is no evidence to suggest such a flag was ever produced and used. Later that year, on 17 June 1918, a decree was established on the new state flag of the RSFSR. This time, the law provided an official image for the flag. The ratio of the flag was 1:2, located in the upper left corner, the letters "R.S.F.S.R" appeared in old Slavonic font and were surrounded by a golden border.
	1937–1954		Red banner with stylized "RSFSR" abbreviation in gold Cyrillic letters in the honour canton.
	1954–1991		The flag of the Soviet Union with a blue band at the hoist.
	1991		Used by protesters during theAugust Coup and proclaimed national flag on22 August 1991, then formally adopted as the state flag on 1 November.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1922–1923	State flag of theSoviet Union	The first flag of theSoviet Union is a red flag with thestate emblem in the center and fimbriated in white.
	1923–1924		The second flag of the Soviet Union with the golden fimbriated canton, adopted shortly after the end of theRussian Civil War.
	1924–1936		The third flag of the Soviet Union.
	1936–1955		The fourth flag of the Soviet Union, this design was prominently used during theSecond World War.
	1955–1991		The fifth and final flag of the Soviet Union.

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	c. 1462	Flag of theGrand Prince ofMoscow	Adopted underIvan the Great.
	1693–1703	Flag of theTsar of Russia	Adopted under the rule ofPeter the Great.[10][11]
	1703–1742	Imperial Standard
	1742–1799; 1801–1828		Russian Imperial Standard used at palaces.[10]
	1799–1801		Russian Imperial Standard introduced by Paul I. This flag is depicted on many documents of that era.[12]
	c. 1835		In the album of flags of 1835, an Imperial Standard used at palaces was reported.[10]
	1858–1917		Standard of the Emperor of Russia on land, adopted in 1858.[10][11]

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	c. 1848	Standard of theEmpress of Russia
	?–1917
	?–1917	Standard of theTsesarevich of Russia
	?–1917	Standard of theEmpress Princes of Russia
	?–1917	Standard of theGrand Duke of Russia
	?–1917	Standard of theGrand Duchess of Russia
	?–1917	Ensign of theTsesarevich of Russia
	?–1917	Ensign of theGrand Duke of Russia
	1862–1870	Flag of theGrand Duke of the Caucasus
	1870–1917

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	1919–1920	Flag of theSupreme Ruler of theRussian State	Used by AdmiralAlexander Kolchak during theRussian Civil War.

Standard	Date	Use	Description
	1991	Presidential standard of the Russian SFSR	Unofficial standard of the president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, used during theinauguration of Boris Yeltsin on 10 July 1991.[13][14] A law establishing the official standard for the President of Russia was not created until 1994, at the time of Yeltsin's first inauguration, an impromptu standard was created solely for the event, but without any official decree or design.

Banner	Date	Use	Description
	1380	Banner ofDmitry Donskoy at theBattle of Kulikovo	Calvary Cross on a Red Pennant.
	1380	Flag of the Rus' Army at Kulikovo.	Mandylion, an image of Christ portrayed on a red flag, with the Inscriptions IC XC NIKA (Christ will win) on all corners. Nowadays used as a "Russian Orthodox flag".
	c. 1385	Banner of theNovgorod Republic	Banner used by the Novgorod Republic, depicting a white castle on a red field.
	1552	Banner of the Most Merciful Savior	Banner used byIvan IV during theSiege of Kazan.
	1610s	Banner ofDmitry Pozharsky	Battle banner of theSecond Volunteer Army depicting appearance of Archangel Michael to Joshua.
	1696	Armorial Banner ofPeter the Great	The armorial banner of Peter the Great was created in 1696. Made from red taffeta with a white border, the banner depicted a golden eagle hovering over the sea. On the chest of the eagle in the circle is the Savior, next to the Holy Spirit and the holy apostles Peter and Paul. The banner was likely made for the secondAzov campaign.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–1697	Masthead pennant of the Tsardom of Russia
	c. 1881	Pennant of the Ministry of Railways
	?–1917	Pennant of the Emperor of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Empress of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Tsesarevich of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Tsesarevna of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Grand Duke of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Grand Duchess of Russia
	?–1917	Pennant of the Admiral General of Royal blood
	1919–1920	Pennant of theSupreme Ruler of theRussian State

Flag	Submitted	Planned use	Description
	1914	National flag of the Russian Empire	A tricolour of horizontal stripes, white, blue and red, with a yellow canton with the coat of arms. Introduced as aflag for private use on the outbreak ofWorld War I on 8 September 1914 with introduction as a national flag planned for after the war, hence never officially adopted.[15]
	1948, 1949	State flag of the Russian SFSR	A proposal for the state flag of the RSFSR was created by artistAlexey Kokorekin [ru]. It added white and blue horizontal stripes at the bottom, both two stripes took1⁄6 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	State flag of the Russian SFSR	Another proposal for the state flag of the RSFSR was created byMikhail Rodionov. It consisted of a traditional tricolour flag and a hammer and a sickle in the middle of the flag. Because of his proposal, he was accused ofanti-Sovietism in 1950, at theLeningrad affair case.[16]
	1994; 1997	State flag of the Russian Federation	Project flags of Russia after the dissolution of the USSR with communist symbols slightly modified, submitted multiple times in theState Duma byCommunist andAgrarian deputies.[17][18][19]
	2007	Symbol of Victory Banner	As described in a bill from 2007 vetoed byVladimir Putin's presidential decree.[20] The flag was used on public display during celebrations of the Victory Day and other events related to past wars during the first decade of the 2000s, along with the state flag.
	2011	State flag of the Russian Federation	On April 18,Vladimir Zhirinovsky with theLDPR party proposed to theState Duma the adoption of the Russian Imperial (Romanov's) flag as the officialflag of Russia.[21]
	2022	State flag of the Russian Federation	On April 19, theCPRF proposed to theState Duma the adoption of the Soviet flag as the officialflag of Russia.[22]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2003–	Flag ofAbakan	Two red and blue horizontal stripes and a white background with the emblem to the hoist.
	2005–	Flag ofAnadyr
	1997–	Flag ofAstrakhan	A crown above sword on a white background with a blue wave pattern at the bottom.
	2021–	Flag ofBarnaul	The arms of the city of Barnaul on a blue background.
	1999–	Flag ofBelgorod	Two horizontal stripes: top - blue and bottom - white. In the roof there is an image of the figures of the coat of arms of the city.
	1998–	Flag ofBirobidzhan
	1998–	Flag ofBlagoveshchensk
	2016–	Flag ofBryansk
	2001–	Flag ofCheboksary
	2002–	Flag ofChelyabinsk	ABactrian camel in front of a wall on a green and yellow background.
	2002–	Flag ofCherepovets	A blue pall on a golden background.
	2001–	Flag ofCherkessk
	2006–	Flag ofChita
	2004–	Flag ofDonetsk, Ukraine
	2004–	Flag ofElista
	1997–	Flag ofGorno-Altaysk
	2010–	Flag ofGrozny
	1996–	Flag ofIrkutsk	A black "Babr" or siberian tiger holding a squirrel in its mouth standing on a grassy island on a white and blue background
	2003–	Flag ofIvanovo	A woman using a spindle on an all blue background.
	2000–	Flag ofIzhevsk	A white and blue bicolor with a pair of leaves, an arrow, and what appears to be a pair of wire cutters.
	1996–	Flag ofKaliningrad	A coat of arms in front of a ship on an all blue background.
	2000–	Flag ofKaluga
	2004–	Flag ofKazan	A dragon walking on a mostly white background with a thin green line at the bottom.
	2019–	Flag ofKemerovo
	1999–	Flag ofKerch
	2007–	Flag ofKhabarovsk
	2002–	Flag ofKhanty-Mansiysk
	2010–	Flag ofKirov	A hand holding a bow beneath a cross on an all yellow background.
	2002–	Flag ofKostroma
	2006–	Flag ofKrasnodar
	1995–	Flag ofKrasnoyarsk
	2001–	Flag ofKurgan
	2000–	Flag ofKursk	A sky blue flag with a blue diagonal band charged with birds.
	2016–	Flag ofKyzyl
	2005–	Flag ofLipetsk	A linden tree depicted on a green hill on a yellow background.
	2014–	Flag ofLugansk
	1999–	Flag ofMagadan
	2010–	Flag ofMagas
	2004–	Flag ofMagnitogorsk	A black triangle on a silver-colored background.
	2006–	Flag ofMakhachkala
	1994–	Flag ofMariupol, Ukraine
	2008–	Flag ofMaykop
	1995–	Flag ofMoscow	Saint George with a lance riding on a silver horse stabbing azilant on a dark red background.
	2011–	Flag ofNalchik
	2001–	Flag ofNaryan-Mar
	2016–	Flag ofNazran
	2006–	Flag ofNizhny Novgorod	A bright red deer on a white-colored background.
	2006–	Flag ofNizhny Tagil	The coat of arm of Nizhny Tagil on a Maroon Background.
	?-	Flag ofNolinsk	A swan on an all blue background
	2000–	Flag ofNorilsk	A polar bear holding a key on a vertically divided blue and red background.
	2018–	Flag ofNovokuznetsk
	1993–	Flag ofNovosibirsk
	2014–	Flag ofOmsk
	2012–	Flag ofOrenburg
	1998–	Flag ofOryol	The coat of arms of the city on a red background and a light blue stripe with the hammer and sickle in the canton
	2003–	Flag ofOzyorsk
	2004–	Flag ofPenza
	1998–	Flag ofPerm	A bear carrying a book beneath a cross on an all red background.
	2015–	Flag ofPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
	2001–	Flag ofPetrozavodsk
	2010–	Flag ofPskov
	1998–	Flag ofRostov-on-Don
	2001–	Flag ofRyazan	A crown sitting above and to the left of a man holding a sword on an all yellow background.
	1992–	Flag ofSaint Petersburg	An anchor and a hook crossing each other with a scepter in the intersection of the two, all on a red background.
	1998–	Flag ofSalekhard
	2015–	Flag ofSamara	A coat of arms above the name of the city in front of a horizontally divided red white and blue background.
	2011–	Flag ofSaransk
	1997–	Flag ofSaratov	A coat of arms in front of a horizontally divided blue and white background.
	2006–	Flag ofSergiyev Posad	The walls of a city with two axes floating above it on a blue background.
	2000–	Flag ofSevastopol, Ukraine
	2006–	Flag ofSimferopol, Ukraine
	2001–	Flag ofSmolensk
	2006–	Flag ofSochi
	2014–	Flag ofStavropol
	2005–	Flag ofSurgut
	2004–	Flag ofSuzdal	A bird wearing a crown on a horizontally divided blue and red background.
	2009–	Flag ofSyktyvkar
	2008–	Flag ofTambov
	2007–	Flag ofTobolsk
	2005–[23]	Flag ofTolyatti
	2019–	Flag ofTomsk	A rearing horse on a dark green background.
	2001–	Flag ofTula
	1999–	Flag ofTver
	2008–	Flag ofTyumen
	2007–	Flag ofUfa
	2005–	Flag ofUlan-Ude
	2003–	Flag ofUlyanovsk	A vertical triband of blue, white, and blue, with a golden crown in the middle of the white stripe.
	2010–	Flag ofVeliky Novgorod
	1996–	Flag ofVladimir	A lion holding a cross and wearing a crown on an all red background.
	2016–	Flag ofVladivostok	The coat of arms of the city in front of a blue saltire on a red background.
	1999–	Flag ofVolgograd	The coat of arms of the city on a red background.
	2003–	Flag ofVologda	God reaching out from the clouds holding a sword and cruciger on a red background.
	2008–	Flag ofVoronezh
	1996–	Flag ofYakutsk
	1996–	Flag ofYaroslavl	The arms of the city on a blue background.
	2008–	Flag ofYekaterinburg	A furnace and well on a horizontally divided green, yellow and blue background.
	2011–	Flag ofYoshkar-Ola
	2005–	Flag ofYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
	2000-	Flag ofZlatoust	A yellow pegasus above a yellow stripe on an all red background.

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