GeoByte1:The flag of the Soviet Union before its breakup in 1991 featured a hammer and sickle—Communist symbols of the country's workers and peasants.
GeoByte2:The capital of Russia is Moscow—one of the largest cities in the world.
GeoByte3:Russia is the largest country in the world. It occupies an area that extends from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean.
GeoByte4:The colors of Russia's flag are the same as those used by Czar Peter the Great for Russia's naval flags.
GeoByte5:Russia's flag is based on the flag that flew over Russia before the 1917 revolution.