▁Congress , ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Two ▁other ▁S lav ic ▁countries , ▁Slov ak ia ▁and ▁Sloven ia , ▁have ▁flags ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁one , ▁but ▁with ▁added ▁co ats - of - ar ms ▁for ▁different iation . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁Russian ▁flag ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁land , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁National ▁flag ▁before ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁flag ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁after ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁was ▁to pp led ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁Revolution ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁replaced ▁until ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁Russian ▁Social ist ▁Feder ative ▁Soviet ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Fl ags ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Soviet ▁Feder ative ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁was ▁discussed ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R . ▁The ▁Council ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁All - Russ ian ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁create ▁a ▁red ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁abbre viation ▁for ▁the ▁phrase ▁Work ers ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁un ite ! ▁However , ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁not ▁adopted . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁All - Russ ian ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁established ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁flag