FS R ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁flag ▁design ▁that ▁looked ▁almost ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁pre - re volution ary ▁tr icol our ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁ratio ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁flag ▁was ▁ 1 : 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁flag ▁colors ▁consisted ▁of ▁white ▁on ▁the ▁top , ▁azure ▁in ▁the ▁middle , ▁and ▁scar let ▁on ▁the ▁bottom . ▁The ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁officially ▁renamed ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁" Russ ian ▁Federation " ▁after ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁and ▁the ▁flag ▁design ▁remained ▁the ▁same ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁original ▁Russian ▁tr icol our ▁was ▁fully ▁restored ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁flag ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Russian ▁constitution al ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Origin ▁ ▁Two ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁flag ' s ▁origin ▁connect ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁tr icol or ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁( the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ). ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁occurs ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Alex is ▁I , ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁naval ▁ship , ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁O ry ol . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁source , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁Dutch ▁lead ▁engineer ▁Butler ▁faced ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁flag , ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁Bo yar ▁D uma , ▁to ▁" ask ▁His ▁Royal ▁Majesty ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁( as ▁is ▁the ▁custom ▁among ▁other