State
Russian Empire
Imperial Russia · until the fall of the monarchy
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- 1721–1917
The imperial period begins with Peter I's adoption of a new title after the Great Northern War. The atlas ends with the fall of the monarchy in 1917. The coat of arms and flags shown belong to different stages of imperial history and are not presented as symbols that remained unchanged from 1721.
- Coat of arms
- The version shown is the lesser state coat of arms of 1883.
- Black, yellow and white
- The heraldic colours for flags were approved in 1858; the rules governing their use changed over time.
- White, blue and red
- A merchant flag under Peter I; its national status was confirmed in 1896.
- 1917
- Nicholas II abdicated on 2 (15) March; on 3 (16) March, Michael Alexandrovich deferred accepting supreme power until a decision by a Constituent Assembly.
Symbols and their dates
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