What do the three colors of French and Russian tricolor flags stand for?

There are many origins of the French national flag, the most representative of which is: 1789. During the French bourgeois revolution, the National Self-Defense Force of Paris used the blue, white and red flags as its team flag. White is in the middle, representing the king and symbolizing the sacred position of the king; Red and blue are on both sides, representing the citizens of Paris; At the same time, these three colors symbolize the bourgeois alliance between the French royal family and Paris. The tricolor flag was once a symbol of the French Revolution. It is said that the three colors represent freedom, equality and fraternity respectively.

The white in the Russian flag represents the snow all year round in the cold zone, and the blue represents the sub-cold zone, which also symbolizes Russia's rich underground mineral deposits and natural resources such as forests and hydropower. Red is a symbol of temperate zone, and it also symbolizes Russia's long history and contribution to human civilization. The arrangement of three colors shows the vastness of Russia. On the other hand, white is a symbol of truth, blue represents purity and loyalty, and red is a symbol of beauty and courage.

When Peter the Great went to Holland to study shipbuilding in 1699, he realized the necessity of designing military flags for the Russian navy. So he imitated the design of the Dutch tricolor flag, but the color choice was different (the Dutch flag at that time was orange-white-blue). The color that Peter the Great chose at that time was red, white and blue, which became the pan-Slavic color.