ated ▁white ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Sav ior ▁and ▁an ▁eight - point ed ▁cross ▁above ▁it . ▁According ▁to ▁other ▁sources , ▁the ▁b anner ▁was ▁red ▁instead ▁of ▁white . ▁A ▁copy ▁of ▁this ▁b anner , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁many ▁times , ▁is ▁still ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁Arm our y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 2 , ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁milit ia ▁raised ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁D mit ry ▁Poz har sky , ▁it ▁was ▁crim son ▁in ▁color ▁with ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Al m ight y ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁the ▁arch angel ▁Michael ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁the ▁Polish ▁pain ters ▁Stanis lav ▁L op ut sky ▁and ▁Ivan ▁M iro v sky ▁invited ▁by ▁Ts ar ▁Alex is ▁of ▁Russia , ▁painted ▁for ▁the ▁ts ar ' s ▁palace ▁in ▁Kol om ens ko ye ▁" the ▁hall marks ▁( that ▁is , ▁the ▁em blem s ) ▁of ▁the ▁so ver eign s ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁universal ▁states ▁of ▁this ▁world ." ▁Then ▁L op ut sky ▁drew ▁" on ▁the ▁canvas , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁other ▁neighbor ing ▁countries , ▁under ▁every ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁under ▁which ▁they ▁are ." ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁a ▁white ▁rect angular ▁b anner ▁with ▁a ▁" s lo pe " ▁and ▁a