or ters ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁ ▁The ▁tr icol or ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ant ic ommun ist ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁called ▁the ▁White ▁movement . ▁It ▁was ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁White ▁é migr és ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁flag . ▁The ▁tr icol or ▁was ▁associated ▁both ▁in ▁Soviet ▁Russia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁White ▁em ig re ▁communities ▁as ▁symbol izing ▁a ▁traditional ▁ts ar ist ▁Orth odox ▁Russia . ▁It , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁naval ▁en sign ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Navy ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁ant ic ommun ist ▁Russian ▁troops ▁under ▁German ▁command ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Both ▁flags ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁inside ▁a ▁few ▁Orth odox ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁communities . ▁In ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁this ▁flag ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁films ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁pr ere volution ary ▁period ▁and ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁historical ▁flag , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁It , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁black - yellow - white ▁color ▁combination , ▁was ▁re ado pt ed ▁by ▁Russia ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁That ▁date ▁is ▁celebrated ▁year ly ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁Russia ▁uses ▁a ▁President ial ▁Standard ▁( ), ▁which , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁is ▁officially ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁square ▁tr icol or ▁with ▁the