But this means that the country will become a part of the Russian empire.
The Russian empire used the flag from 1699 to 1918.
During 17th to 19th centuries the town was part of the Russian empire.
This is the Russian empire, and they're killing us all.
Early in the 18th century it became the official flag of the Russian empire.
The country was taken over by the Russian Empire in 1795.
Personal union with the Russian Empire from 1815 to 1831.
From 1807 to 1916 the town was part of the Russian Empire.
By the end of the 18th century most of the country came under the Russian empire.
This was a further impression of conditions in the great Russian empire, together with its corruption.