▁a ▁straight ▁red ▁cross , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁are ▁white ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁red ▁cross . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁research ers ▁doubt ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁Sh k one bek ' s ▁eng ra ving ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁events . ▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁various ▁white - blue - red ▁Russian ▁flags ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁later ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Abraham ▁St or ck ' s ▁work shop ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁of ▁Peter ▁I . ▁Peter ▁I ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁practice ▁battle ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁I J ▁while ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁y acht ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁In ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Abraham ▁St ork ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁show ▁fight , ▁this ▁y acht ▁s ails ▁under ▁the ▁white - blue - red ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁double - head ed ▁e agle , ▁or ▁under ▁a ▁white - red - blue ▁p enn ant ▁and ▁a ▁white - red - blue ▁a ft ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁double - head ed ▁e agle . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 6 9 9 , ▁Peter ▁I , ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁sheet ▁with ▁instructions ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁en voy ▁Y em ely an ▁Uk raint se v ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁drew ▁a ▁sketch ▁of ▁a ▁three - band ▁white - blue - red ▁flag . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 6 9 9 , ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁amb assador ▁Anton ▁Pale yer ▁gave ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁weapons ▁and