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Russia observes National Flag Day on August 22
Russia celebrates National Flag Day on August 22, commemorating the flag with horizontal white, blue and red stripes. Its official national status was adopted in 1991, while official observance of the day was established in August 1994.
Russia’s state flag, consisting of white, blue and red, is commemorated every year on August 22 as part of National Flag Day observances.
Recognition of the flag as a state symbol
On August 22, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic adopted the historic Russian flag, consisting of three equal horizontal stripes in white, sky blue and scarlet, as the official national flag of the Russian Federation.
The regulation concerning the state flag of the Russian Federation was approved by a presidential decree issued on December 11, 1993. Official observance of National Flag Day was established in August 1994.
The federal constitutional law on the flag was signed on December 25, 2000. The law stipulates that the flag’s upper stripe is white, the middle stripe blue and the lower stripe red, with all three stripes of equal width. The ratio of the flag’s width to its length was set at 2:3.
The history of the white, blue and red flag
The first record of a flag in white, blue and red is generally believed to date back to 1668. It was used on the Oryol, the first Russian ship built during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.
In 1693, Tsar Peter I made the flag his personal standard. The flag acquired the status of a state symbol during Peter I’s reign, while a regulation issued on January 20, 1705, authorized its use on merchant ships and established the order of the horizontal stripes.
Changes to the flag during the imperial period
During the reign of Alexander II, a new imperial state flag consisting of black, yellow and white was adopted in 1858. A decree issued on January 1, 1865, defined black, orange or gold, and white as Russia’s state colors.
During this period, the two flags were used together. The black, yellow and white flag was displayed on state buildings, while the white, blue and red flag was used on private buildings and holidays.
An order issued during the reign of Alexander III on April 28, 1883, established that the state flag should consist exclusively of white, blue and red.
The Soviet period and symbolic interpretations of the colors
The Provisional Government continued to use the white, blue and red flag in 1917. In April 1918, the flag was replaced by a red flag. The red flag later became the state flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Union.
There is no official interpretation of the colors of the Russian flag. According to a common symbolic interpretation, white represents purity, independence and peace; blue represents faith, loyalty and justice; and red represents energy, strength and blood shed for the homeland.
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