▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁border . ▁By ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁of ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁this ▁flag ▁was ▁approved ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Article ▁ 1 4 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁ ▁Fl ags ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁that ▁the ▁tr icol or ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁Following ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁attempted ▁coup ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁the ▁supre me ▁sovi et ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁declared , ▁by ▁resolution ▁dated ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁that ▁the ▁old ▁imperial ▁tr icol or ▁flag ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁constitution ▁was ▁subsequently ▁am ended ▁by ▁Law ▁No . ▁ 1 8 2 7 - 1 ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁At ▁the ▁dis integration ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁flag ▁was ▁lower ed ▁from ▁Kre ml in ▁and ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁tr icol or ▁flag . ▁▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁era ▁flag ▁under w ent ▁a ▁proportion ▁change ▁from ▁ 1 : 2 ▁to ▁ 2 : 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁most ▁recently ▁provided ▁for ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0