Source: is the original flag which I mention above, raised by Peter himself. at sea, on the ship "Saint Peter", by none other than Peter himself. So the first time the flag of the Tzar of Moscow was raised was. This takes us to the following story about the White-Blue-Red flag but with the double-headed eagle. The standard of the Tzar of Moscow, was in fact the Russian Standard for the whole Empire. You must understand, that Moscow was the Russian Empire's Capital, up to the construction of St. Moreover, there are several clues about the use of this flag prior to 1705, some even going as far back as 1673. Nonetheless, speculations do exists, but merely about PRIOR use of the White-Blue-Red flag.
Several story's exist as to where the inspiration for the flag originated from and how it came into the mind of the Tzar. Don't forget that Peter was much more a lover of maritime warfare even though he excelled on land too.
As a side-note, Peter I was a great admirer of Europe, and especially of Holland and the Dutch expertise in ship building. the Russian Empire State Flag and that prior to this date the flag was used as maritime flag, especially on the Moscow, Don, and Volga rivers.įor the little anecdote, the White-Blue-Red flag was indeed a maritime flag at least for a time, and took it's inspiration from the Dutch flag. Source: quotes explain that Peter the Great did by order N°: 2021 (20th January 1705) institute the White-Blue-Red flag as. I'd use it, but it hasn't the same PS effect as the others in your mod. I have also some others versions with which you can work I guess: PDGuru has added this one which is the most correct one for the Russian Imperial Army: Ĭould you please (I beg you), if you have the time, to put the same effect on it as the one you have used for your other flags ? The White, Blue Red flag was the official state flag during the Napoleonic Wars. The Russian flag included in your "Minor changes" has been first introduced right after the coalition has defeated Napoleon in 1815. The one in your mod, with the yellow background has only been used from 1858. Have a look on the Flag of Russia wiki page here : If you are referring to the yellow/black/white flag, then that is just an alternative minor tweak that someone requested ages ago that doesn't appear in the default NTF2.1.Sorry for the late reply.
The yellow flag with the eagle, being that of the Tzar seems the most appropriate. However, on looking through numerous web pages, prior to the submission, Russia didn't actually have an 'official' state flag for the period. If you can prove it with some links, I'll have a look.