Oryol

Russian warship

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  • In flag of Russia

    …been flown on the 1667 Oryol, the first Russian warship. The new flag became very popular, so much so that during the 19th century the black-orange-white tricolour that the tsars attempted to impose as a national flag on land completely failed and eventually was abandoned. Just after the beginning of…

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