Flags of three historical eras solemnly raised in St. Petersburg
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In the waters of the Gulf of Finland in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the flags of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the State Flag of the Russian Federation were raised.
The raising of the flags is dedicated to the 165th anniversary of the flag of the Russian Empire, the 100th anniversary of the Red Banner and the 330th anniversary of the tricolor of Emperor Peter I.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony from the board of the Okhta yacht.
The flags were raised on the highest flagpoles in the world at 179.5 meters.
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