The nation 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 the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).

The national flag of the Russian Federation (Russian: Государственный флаг Российской Федерации, Gosudarstvenny flag Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour of three equal horizontal bands: white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.

As the oldest civil flag to represent Russia, it was later adopted as the national flag representing the country rather than the Tsar. However, the flags used by the Russian Army were regimental flags with the Double-Headed Eagle, the official Imperial symbol, in the centre.

The historical State Flags of Russia were signed by decree to officially represent the country as a whole. The Black, Yellow, and White tricolor became the first official flag of Russia in 1858, with previous flags being de facto unofficial flags of Russia.

In the Soviet era all Russian flags were based on the Red Banner, which had its roots in the French Revolution and, possibly, even earlier peasant uprisings. After the formation of the Soviet Union, the official state flag contained a gold hammer, sickle, and gold-bordered red star in the upper hoist corner.

History of the Flag of Russia . Over Russia's history, several flags have been flown within the Russian nation. One of the oldest banners the Russian army used was the banner of Ivan the terrible, whose rule over the entire country lasted from 1547 to 1584.

History of the Russian flag. The tricolor first appeared in Russia about 350 years ago and has become a symbol of the country. The colors white, blue and red are of great importance in the Russian heraldic tradition. The first Russian warship, the Orel, was built in 1667-1668. Black, white and azure fabric was ordered to create the ship's banners.

1709-1858 State and commercial flag of the Russian kingdom and the Russian Empire

During the Soviet rule all the various Republics had flags similar to the Russian one. Here are examples of the flags of the other soviet states under Russia’s control.

2021年8月22日 · First flag of Russia. It is believed that until the 17th century, there was no official state flag in Russia. The first mention of it is associated with Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (the second tsar from the Romanov dynasty).