What is Flag of Russia?
{{Infobox flag | Name = Russian Federation<br />{{nobold|{{lang|ru|Российская Федерация}}}} | Image = Flag of Russia.svg | Nickname = {{lang|ru|Триколор}} ({{Literal translation|tricolour}}) | Morenicks = | Use = 110110 | Symbol = {{FIAV|110110}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Vertical normal}} | Proportion = 2:3 | Adoption = {{Collapsible list|title={{Nobold|1705–1922}}|{{Start date and age|1705}}<br>(for vessels)<br>{{Start date and age|1883}}<br>(for land use)<br>{{Start date and age|1896}}<br>(national flag)}}{{Collapsible list|title={{Nobold|1991–present}}|{{Start date and age|1958|8|22|df=y}}<br>(unofficially restored)<br>{{Start date and age|1958|11|1|df=y}}<br>(officially restored)<br>{{Start date and age|1993|12|11|df=y}}<br>(current design)<br>{{Start date and age|2000|12|25|df=y}}<br>(legalised)}} | Design = Horizontal [[tricolour (flag)|tricolour]] of white, blue, and red | Designer = [[Peter the Great]] | Image2 = | Imagetext2 = | Use2 = | Symbol2 = | Proportion2 = | Adoption2 = | Design2 = | Image3 = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg | Imagetext3 = {{lang|ru|Андреевский флаг}} ({{Literal translation|Flag of [[Andrew the Apostle|St. Andrew]]}}) | Use3 = 000001 | Symbol3 = {{FIAV|000001}} {{FIAV|normal}} | Proportion3 = 2:3 | Adoption3 = 1712–1923<br />1958–present | Design3 = Two blue diagonal bands forming a [[Saltire|St. Andrew's Cross]] on a white background }} The '''flag of Russia''' is a horizontal tricolor of three colors - white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. These Slavic tricolors are also used in flags of other Slavic nations (e.g. [[Serbia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Slovakia]] and the [[Czech Republic]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flag of Russia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Russia|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> == History == When [[Tsar Peter I]] traveled in the year 1699 to the [[Netherlands]], in order to get more shipbuilding experience, he recognized the necessity that [[Russia]] needed its own flag for its