But with the first flag of Soviet Russia, the confusion is even more interesting. Many are sure that the red banner was immediately hammer and sickle. In fact, in the first months of Soviet rule, a red banner without symbols and inscriptions actually served as the state flag - although this was not legally established. On April 8, 1918, Yakov Sverdlov proposed declaring the red flag - the battle flag of Soviet Russia - the national flag of the RSFSR. On April 14, 1918, by order of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the red flag officially became the state flag: "Red banner with the inscription: Federative Republic of Russia." The decree did not determine the exact color, size of the inscription and proportions. In July 1918, the constitution of the RSFSR was clarified: a red (crimson) flag, at the top of the shaft there are golden letters "R.S.F.S.R." or full caption. Later, the inscription in the frame disappeared, a star appeared next to the pommel, and then a hammer and sickle. In 1924 the inscription was removed, and a golden hammer and sickle and outlines of a five-pointed star were added.

But with the first flag of Soviet Russia, the confusion is even more interesting. Many are sure that the red banner was immediately hammer and sickle. In fact, in the first months of Soviet rule, a red banner without symbols and inscriptions actually served as the state flag - although this was not legally established. On April 8, 1918, Yakov Sverdlov proposed declaring the red flag - the battle flag of Soviet Russia - the national flag of the RSFSR. On April 14, 1918, by order of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the red flag officially became the state flag: "Red banner with the inscription: Federative Republic of Russia." The decree did not determine the exact color, size of the inscription and proportions. In July 1918, the constitution of the RSFSR was clarified: a red (crimson) flag, at the top of the shaft there are golden letters "R.S.F.S.R." or full caption. Later, the inscription in the frame disappeared, a star appeared next to the pommel, and then a hammer and sickle. In 1924 the inscription was removed, and a golden hammer and sickle and outlines of a five-pointed star were added.