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🇷🇺 Russian singers perform the song “For you, Motherland“ for Russia’s National Flag Day The first mention of the white-blue-red flag dates back to 1668, when it was raised on the first Russian ship, the Orel, during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, and in 1693 it became the personal standard of Peter I. In April 1883, Alexander III ordered: “That in those ceremonial occasions when it is deemed possible to allow the decoration of buildings with flags, only the Russian flag, consisting of three stripes: the top one is white, the middle one is blue, and the bottom one is red, be used.“ In 1896, a special meeting at the Ministry of Justice, convened by Emperor Nicholas II, determined that the flag “must finally be white-blue-red and no other colors.“ There is no single official interpretation of the colors of the flag, but the most common symbolic description is as follows: ⚪️ White color symbolizes purity, independence and peace. 🔵 Blue is the color of faith, devotion and justice (also reminiscent of the blue color of the mantle of the Virgin Mary, which is considered a symbol of Russia). 🔴 Red is a symbol of courage, strength and bravery, and serves as a reminder of our compatriots who gave their lives defending the Motherland.
