December 11, 1699, Peter I founded St. Andrew's flag as the official flag of Russia

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And agree) With regard to the red-blue-white, about which he wrote later.

Approved state flag of Russia was a black-yellow-white, he was introduced by the decree of Alexander II in 1858:
"The location of flowers horizontal, the upper band of black, medium yellow (or gold), and the lower white (or silver). The first bands correspond to the black eagle in the state or yellow gold box and cockade of these two colors was founded by Emperor Paul I, Meanwhile, as the banners and other decorations of flowers were used so early as the time of the Empress Anna Ivanovna. The lower band corresponds to a silver or white cockade of Peter the Great and Empress Catherine II; same Emperor Alexander II, after the occupation of Paris in 1814, joined the correct badge stamped with an ancient Peter the Great, which corresponds to a white or silver horseman (St. George) in the Moscow coat of arms ".

It was systematized by Ken and approved by the decree of Alexander II, who no one ever in RI is not repealed.

By the way, the history of Vsevelikim VD - the fruit of "reflection" of the writer-general PN Krasnov and no more.

But, dear Fed)
I'm talking about the Ruthenians and "Leading Russian Rada", and about the principality of Galich, only to have to ask you: what does and Ukraine?)) By this logic, the current Spring EGYPTIAN pharaoh election should be over ...

Given you "banner Black Sea Cossacks" is the banner has given "the Cossack military formation in 1788, Self-PCI Created by the Russian government in 1787 from parts of the troops loyal to the Cossacks, which is based on the old Zaporozhian Cossacks. For the troops assigned territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug with the center in Slobozia.
In 1792, the army resettled to the Kuban Cossacks, which was founded 40 smoking with the center in Ekaterinodar.
In 1860, the army renamed the Kuban Cossack Host, which was annexed part of the Caucasian Cossack line (well, there's other banners).

Since, in heraldry, yellow gold is identical, that is the choice, Astrakhan coat of arms of the kingdom, Novgorod, Vladimir, and Chernigov principality contrary to verify allegations of "small cart and the cart" ... and the proof of the fact that the RI could be yellow-flag blakitny with equal bases. )))

P.S. A site PCI, for some reason, the following is written: Flag - Black Sea Cossack Army is the historical flag of PCI, which is a rectangular panel with horizontal stripes: the top - black, symbolizing great power, average - gold - a symbol of Orthodoxy, the lower - white symbolizes the generosity and dedication. As bandwidth equal to 30 cm, the ratio of the flag's width to its length is 1:2.