▁law . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in ▁signed ▁Dec ree ▁No . ▁ 2 1 2 6 ▁" On ▁the ▁State ▁Flag ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ". ▁In ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁dec ree , ▁the ▁flag ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" rect angular ▁panel ▁of ▁three ▁equal ▁horizontal ▁stri pes : ▁the ▁top ▁– ▁white , ▁middle ▁– ▁blue , ▁and ▁bottom ▁– ▁red , ▁with ▁a ▁width ▁to ▁length ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 2 : 3 ." ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Flag ▁Day ▁is ▁an ▁official ▁hol iday ▁in ▁Russia , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August , ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁victory ▁over ▁put sch ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁but ▁employees ▁remain ▁at ▁work . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁varying ▁interpret ations ▁as ▁of ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁colors ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁flag ▁mean . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁The ▁white ▁color ▁symbol izes ▁nob ility ▁and ▁fran k ness , ▁the ▁blue ▁for ▁faithful ness , ▁hon esty , ▁im pe cc ability ▁and ▁ch ast ity , ▁and ▁red ▁for ▁courage , ▁gener os ity ▁and ▁love . ▁ ▁Col our ▁specific ations ▁ ▁Federal ▁constitution al ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁only ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁are ▁" white ", ▁" blue ", ▁and ▁" red ". ▁It ▁does ▁not