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In the 1920s, language began to be seen as a social phenomenon, and Russian and Soviet linguists tried to give a sociological explanation to features of language. At the same time, Soviet linguists sought to develop a "Marxist" linguistics, as opposed to the early theories that were viewed as bourgeois. Based on this, linguists focused more on ...
The Soviet Union, created after the 1917 revolution, required insignia to represent itself in line with other sovereign states, such as emblems, flags and seals, but the Soviet leaders did not wish to continue the old heraldic practices which they saw as associated with the societal system the revolution sought to replace. In response to the ...
By the 1920s, the red star began to be used as an official symbol of the state, and finally, in 1924, it became part of the Soviet flag and the official emblem of the Soviet Union. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the succeeding years, the five-pointed red star came to be considered a symbol of communism as well as of broader socialism in general.
USSR republics coat of arms display on USSR State Television.. The emblems of the constituent republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly the hammer and sickle and the red star that symbolized communism, as well as a rising sun (although in the case of the Latvian SSR, since the Baltic Sea is west of Latvia, it could be interpreted as a setting sun ...
Russian imperialism is the political, economic and cultural influence, as well as military power, exerted by Russia and its predecessor states, over other countries and territories. It includes the conquests of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the imperialism of the Soviet Union, and the neo-imperialism of the
Flag of the Soviet Union – Communism, Soviet patriotism, Nostalgia for the Soviet Union, Marxism–Leninism, Communist chic, Neo-Sovietism, Support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shock value; Flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army – Banderism, Ukrainian nationalism, Opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anti-Sovietism, Russophobia
Own work from Image:Soviet Hammer and Sickle and Earth.svg and Image:Soviet coat of arms.svg. It was then corrected and is believed to be close to official version, for example, one from the 3rd ed. of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, available online here: Author: Madden, reworked by F l a n k e r: Permission (Reusing this file)
Soviet people coined irreverent definitions for their leaders. "Mineralny sekretar" was a nickname for General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev (due to his anti-alcohol campaign). "Kukuruznik" (from kukuruza , maize) referred to Nikita Khrushchev (because of his botched introduction of maize from the United States).