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The Presidential standard was approved by President Boris Yeltsin on 15
February 1994, and provides a description: square with horizontal stripes
of white, blue (siniy) and red and the Russian state arms in gold.
The flag has a gold fringe and its staff is crowned by a metal spearpoint.
A duplicate of the standard is raised on the dome of the Kremlin residence
of the President, while the standard itself is permanently located in his
official office, behind and to the left of his desk. The standard is
displayed on means of Presidential transport, such as his aircraft or
automobile, in a meeting hall where he is giving a major speech, and on
warships or merchant ships that he is visiting.
Joe McMillan, 25 May 2000
Yeltsin approved the Standard with Decree No 319 on February,15, 1994.
But last words of the letter "... and on warships or merchant ships that he
is visiting.. " are very doubt. These words are absent in official text. When
the president is on navy ship, another flag
must be hoisted: analogous to Presidential Standart but with ratio 3:2. No
fringes.
Victor Lomantsov, 26 May 2000
It flies from the pole of official residence of the President in the Kremlin
(formerly, building of Senate; later, building of Government of the USSR). You
can see the Presidential flag on this pole not only every day (if the president
is present).
Victor Lomantsov, 11 May 2000
I witnessed more or less the same all times I was on the Red Square (some
dozen times in the last five years, I guess): Sometimes it is there, sometimes
the pole is empty — and I always assumed that is marks the presidentʼs presence
at the Kremlin.
António Martins, 19 May 2000
According to the official webpage of the Russian Presidential Cabinet, at, the presidential flag is supposed to have a fringe (dvuglavogo orl). However, this law (approved 1994.02.15) also states that a “duplicate” of the presidential flag should be hoisted on the presidential residenceʼs dome in the Kremlin, while the presidential flag itself should be placed on the presidential work cabinet, on the left side of the presidential chair. Now, the flag on the top of the Kremlin dome has no fringe at all — which is only wise for outdoor permanent display. Maybe the fringelessness is included in the expession «duplicate of the presidential flag», but the law is not explicit about this point. The presidential flag used indoors, located according to the law above is al