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

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Peter I founded St. Andrew's flag as the official flag of the Russian navy


(1) December 11, 1699, Peter I founded St. Andrew's flag as the official flag of the Russian navy. His choice of the emperor, explained that it was from Andrew Russia took holy baptism, and so, so he wanted to perpetuate the name of a saint.

White flag with a blue cross in the shape of the letter "X" (in this cross, according to legend, was martyred apostle Andrew) fluttered on the masts of the Russian ships until 1917. Under this flag circumnavigate the world, opened new lands. Under it went into battle many generations of Russian sailors.

(5) November 18, 1917 sailors who gathered at the first All-Russian Congress of the Navy, decided to lift all ships of the navy instead of the All-Russian St. Andrew's flag red flag International. In Soviet times, the ships of the Navy flew the flag of the USSR.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 as a primary Navy flag by a presidential decree was entered Russian historical flag of St. Andrew.

January 4, 2001 came into force on the federal law "On the banner of the Armed Forces, the flag of the Navy of the Russian Federation, the banners of the Armed Forces and other troops of the banners," according to which the banner of the Navy consists of a double-cloth, with a staff pommel, guard and inflow. Naval flag of Russia is a white rectangular cloth crossed the blue diagonal (St. Andrew's) cross.