ocr: RUSSIA With the breakup of the Soviet Unionin1991,. Russia became an independent, non-Commurust nation. To symbolize the change,a new Russian flag replaced the old Communist flag with its hammer and sickle. The new flag is based on the flag that flew over Russia before the 1917 revolution. The colors- red, white and blue- - - are the same as those used by Czar Peter the Great for Russia's naval flags.
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