Russian tricolor

[John Isham]

In the Wikipedia entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Russia

the "Peter seeing the Dutch flag and really digging it" story is
discounted as mythical (for three reasons: 1) the Dutch flag had
orange rather than red at the time, 2) a flag similar to the
Russian tricolor was described  in a 1695 German sourcebook prior
to Peter's European trip, and 3) the flag seems to have been flown
by the Oriol back in 1667.)

The entry then asserts that the three colors are based on the Duchy
of Moscow's coat of arms depicting St. George and the Dragon in
their trademark pose.

John Isham


Цитирую Raul MacDiarmid <raul_macdiarmid at WEB.DE>:

> Can anyone explain the origins and general significance of the
> Russian national flag?
>
> Thank you,
>
> RM
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