On December 29, 2000, the flag was changed to its original historical appearance with dark blue.Ī bicolour of horizontal stripes, blue and green defaced with the Russian Airborne Forces emblem.įlags of the arms of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federationįlag of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troopsįlag of the Air Defence Troops of the Ground Forces In 1992, the ensign of the Imperial Russian Navy was revived and replaced the Soviet era Naval Flag, however the new design used a lighter shade of blue, rather than the traditional dark blue. The new flags of the Russian Armed Forces are heavily inspired by the regimental banners and flags of the late Imperial Russian Army and Navy.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, for a brief time, many Soviet era flags were still in use until new designs replaced them in the early 2000s.
