[DOC] [TLE] Flag of Russia - Wikipedia [PAR] Flag of the Tsar of Moscow on display in the Moscow Military museum. The flag of 
Russia is a tricolor flag consisting of three equal horizontal fields: white on the top
, ... According to one source, the ship's Dutch lead engineer Butler faced the need 
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designed the flag as Russia's naval flag in 1699, patterning it after the flag of the
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Russia's flag based on that of the Netherlands. PETER THE GREAT. [DOC] [TLE] Russian Hymn, flag, emblem. - RBrides.com [PAR] It was adopted in late 2000 with the approval of President Vladimir Putin and 
replaced ... of the Russian flag to Tsar Peter the Great's visit to the Netherlands in 
1699. ... He based Russia's flag on the flag of the Netherlands, making it a 
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before Nicholas II became czar, the flag was officially adopted as the national flag 
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the visit of Peter the Great to Netherlands, the triband design ... According to [
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in Russia was designed about 1668 for first russian warship Eagle. [DOC] [TLE] Flag of Russia - All articles to be expanded - All articles with ... [PAR] Rumored to be based on the Dutch tricolor, the flag continued to be used by the 
... until the October Revolution which established a communist government. ... 
origin of the Russian flag to Tsar Peter the Great s visit to the Netherlands in 1699
. [DOC] [TLE] in the footsteps of peter the great - UMass Dartmouth [PAR] examined the impact of the Czar's trips on Russian relations with the. West. ... 
countries in northwestern Europe created the foundations of a modern ... 
According to the British economist Angus Maddison, two Asian countries, Indian 
and .... well-known that the czar was inspired by the Dutch flag when he 
introduced the new. [DOC] [TLE] flagsonline.net Flag of Russia [PAR] The design of the Russian flag is credited to Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, in 
1699. ... patterned a white-blue-red horizontal striped flag after the Dutch national 
flag. ... merchant ships in 1799 and later adopted as the civil flag of Russia in 
1883. ... colours of the Russian flag are based on the national flag of the 
Netherlands. [DOC] [TLE] Russian's Flag by Jenna Benvenuti on Prezi [PAR] Feb 24, 2015 ... ... Learn more about this feature in

Question: In 1699 this czar created Russia's flag based on that of the Netherlands
Answer: Peter the Great