Meanings of Russian flag

The meaning of the current flag is:
white- nobility, frankness, generosity;
sky-blue - loyalty, honesty, irreproachability, chastity, faultlessness, wisdom;
scarlet- courage, magnanimity, love, self-sacrifice.

In the 19th century, the flag meant:
white- liberty, independence;
sky-blue - God Mother;
scarlet- sovereignty.
The colors themselves represent:
red= people,
blue= czar,
white= God.

http://www.russian-flag.org/rippled-russian-flag-720.jpg (picture of flag)
http://flagspot.net/flags/ru.html#origin (information)