Black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire

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The black-yellow-white flag (Russian: чёрно-желто-белый флаг, romanised: cherno-zhelto-belyy flag) was an official flag of the Russian Empire from 11 June 1858, until it was abolished on 29 April 1896 by order of Nicholas II, although it was never officially rescinded in law. It was formally used as the state and war flag of Russia, only for use by government agencies and state buildings, with the traditional white-blue-red flag remaining in use for private purposes. The colours are in reference to Peter the Great, who used the colours on his ship's standard with a black two-headed eagle. Since its abolishment, the flag has been used by various monarchist movements in Russia seeking for the re-establishment of the tsar, including during the Soviet Union and Russian Federation, as well as in various protests against the government. It has also been controversially adopted by several nationalist and far-right movements in Russia.

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