▁shield ▁on ▁its ▁breast , ▁and ▁we aring ▁a ▁golden ▁crown ▁over ▁both ▁of ▁its ▁heads . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁on ▁clar ifying ▁the ▁national ▁colours ▁of ▁Russia ▁based ▁on ▁dis quisition ▁on ▁documents ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Archive ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁was ▁summar ized ▁by ▁D mit ry ▁Sam ok vas ov , ▁a ▁Russian ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁legal ▁historian , ▁in ▁an ▁edition ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁pages ▁called ▁" On ▁the ▁Question ▁of ▁National ▁Col ours ▁of ▁An cient ▁Russia " ▁published ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Fl ags ▁of ▁the ▁Ts ard om ▁of ▁Russia ▁& ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 2 , ▁Russian ▁reg iments ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁vict orious ▁assault ▁of ▁Kaz an ▁under ▁Ivan ▁the ▁Ter rible ▁with ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Gra cious ▁Sav ior ". ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁century ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁Ivan ▁the ▁Ter rible ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Russian ▁army . ▁Under ▁Ts arina ▁Soph ia ▁Ale k see v na , ▁it ▁visited ▁the ▁Crime an ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁under ▁Peter ▁the ▁Great , ▁the ▁Az ov ▁campaign s ▁and ▁the ▁Rus so - S wed ish ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Illustr ated ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁Ivan ▁the ▁Ter rible , ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁Ivan ▁the ▁Ter rible ▁in ▁the ▁Kaz an ▁campaign ▁– ▁a ▁b if ur c