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The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag with a gold hammer crossed with a gold sickle placed beneath a gold-bordered red star. This symbol is in the upper left canton of the red flag. The colour red honours the red flag of the Paris Commune of 1871; the red star and the hammer and sickle are symbols of communism and socialism.
The second flag of the Soviet Union with the golden fimbriated canton, adopted shortly after the end of the Russian Civil War. 1924–1936: The third flag of the Soviet Union. 1936–1955: The fourth flag of the Soviet Union, this design was prominently used during the Second World War. 1955–1991: The fifth and final flag of the Soviet Union.
The flag of the Soviet Union served as a starting point for each Soviet Republic's own flag.. The flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics were all defaced versions of the flag of the Soviet Union, which featured a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star (the only exception being the Georgian SSR, which used a red hammer and sickle and a fully red star) on a red field.
Prior to the establishment of the new state symbol of the Russian Federation, the historical flag of Russia – the flag with equal horizontal white, azure, scarlet stripes should be regarded as the official national flag of the Russian Federation. It was first hoisted at 12:00 pm on 22 August 1991 at the White House. A tricolor with the hammer ...
Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1922-1939) Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1939-1941) Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1955-1990) Licensing. I, the copyright holder of this ...
Flags of the Soviet Union; Flags of the Soviet Republics This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 07:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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Pages in category "Flags of the Soviet Union" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...