angel sk ▁and ▁trade ▁with ▁Europe . ▁He ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁two - head ed ▁e agle ▁spread ▁with ▁wings , ▁with ▁three ▁crow ns ▁over ▁it . ▁On ▁the ▁ch est ▁of ▁the ▁e agle , ▁a ▁war rior ▁on ▁horse back ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁displayed ▁with ▁a ▁spe ar , ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁har ness . ▁The ▁same ▁e agle ▁was ▁also ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁s cept re ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁leg ▁and ▁an ▁apple ▁with ▁a ▁cr est ▁with ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁same ▁instructions ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁other ▁trad ers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Dutch ▁newsp apers , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 6 9 4 , ▁a ▁ 4 4 - gun ▁fr ig ate ▁bought ▁by ▁Russia ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁Rot ter dam ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁road st ead ▁under ▁the ▁white - blue - red ▁flag . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Don , ▁a ▁Russian ▁fl ot illa ▁of ▁armed ▁row bo ats ▁blocked ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Az ov . ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁eng ra ving ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁Sh kh one bek , ▁T aking ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Az ov . ▁ 1 6 9 6 , ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁ships ▁carrying ▁rect angular ▁pan els ▁on ▁the ▁flag pol es , ▁the ▁her ald ic ▁sh ading ▁of ▁which ▁shows ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁flags ▁are ▁blue ▁with