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Flag is the country’s main ... as well as the anthem and coat of arms. The flag of Russia ... of three stripes – white, blue and red. There is no official ... of what the colours mean but some people believe that the white colour ... for generosity, blue for loyalty, and red for courage. Another symbolism is: white represents God that is at the top, red is peasants at the bottom, and blue is a tsar which is between the two.
The history of the flag ... from the 1697 when Tsar Peter I visited the Netherlands. He liked the simple design of the Dutch flag and used the ... colours for the Russian flag. In 1917 in the period of October ... , the flag was changed for the Red Flag that ... a gold hammer, sickle, and gold-bordered red star. It was the official flag of the Soviet Union. But later on August 21, 1991 the ... white-blue-red Russian national flag was ... .
In 1994 the National Flag Day was ... in Russia. It is celebrated on 22 August, the Day of the Victory over putschists in 1991, but employees remain at work.
The flag is also ... on every national holiday.