The Definitive 2026 Guide to the Russian Flag - History, Meaning, & Colors

@nostvil on Instagram: "The red flag with the hammer and sickle was lowered over the Kremlin for the last time. In its place, the tricolor of the Russian Federation was raised. This moment officially marked the collapse of the Soviet Union after 69 years of building communism. The ceremony took place about half an hour after Mikhail Gorbachev’s address, in which he announced that his position as President of the USSR had “ceased to exist.” The reforms conceived as an attempt to save the system,