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Flag of the soviet union
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The first official '''flag of the Soviet Union''' was adopted in December of
1922 at the First Congress of Soviets of the
USSR. It was agreed that 'the red banner was transformed from the symbol of the Party to the symbol of a state, and around that flag gathered the peoples of the soviet republics to unite into one state - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'. On
30 December 1922 the Congress adopted a Declaration and Agreement on the establishment of the USSR. Article 22 of the Agreement states: 'the USSR has a flag, coat of arms and a state seal.'
The description of the first flag was given in the
1924 Soviet Constitution Constitution, accepted in the second session of the Executive Committee (CIK) of the USSR on
6 July 1923. The text of article 71 states: 'The state flag of the Union of SSR consists of a red or scarlet field with states coat of arms'. It was ordered from with the unusual 4 to 1 ratio in proportion and consisted of a
red flag with the state coat of arms in the center. However, such a flag was never mass produced. This flag was the official flag for four months, and was replaced as the official flag by the more familiar "hammer and sickle" design during the third session of the CIK of the USSR on
12 November 1923.
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In the third session of the CIK of the USSR on
12 November 1923, the description of Soviet flag in the Constitution was changed, and article 71 was edited to be: 'The state flag of the Union of SSR consists of a red or scarlet field, and in the canton a golden sickle and hammer, and a red five-pointed star bordered in gold above them. The ratio of width to length is 1:2.'
The newly adopted official
flag of the
Soviet Union consisted of a plain
red flag, with a
Hammer and sickle hammer crossed with a sickle and a
red star in the upper hoist. The hammer symbolized the nation's
industry industrial workers, while the sickle symbolized the nation's
agriculture agricultural workers. The red star represented the rule of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist Party. The back side of the flag was red, without symbols.
A modification to the flag was adopted on
August 15,
1980 the color was brightened from a near-burgundy crimson to a brilliant red.
With disintegration of USSR on
December 3,
1991, the flag ceased to be a national flag.
Image:Soviet Victory Flag.svg 201px|thumb|right|Victory Banner
On
April 15, 1996
Boris Yeltsin signed a presidential decree giving the Soviet flag (called the
Victory Banner, after the banner that was raised above the
Reichstag (building) Reichstag on
May 1,
1945) status similar to that of the national flag. The difference is that the hammer and sickle has been removed from the flag. On certain holidays, the Victory Banner is flown along with the Russian flag. Under
President Putin, the Victory Banner was adopted as the official flag of the
Russian Army.
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Category:Flags of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
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ca:Bandera de la Unió Soviètica
de:Flagge der Sowjetunion
et:Nõukogude Liidu lipp
es:Bandera de la Unión Soviética
fr:Drapeau de l'URSS
it:Bandiera dell'Unione Sovietica
he:דגל ברית המועצות
lt:Tarybų Sąjungos vėliava
nl:Vlag van de Sovjet-Unie
no:Sovjetunionens flagg
pl:Flaga ZSRR
pt:Bandeira da União Soviética
fi:Neuvostoliiton lippu
sv:Sovjetunionens flagga
zh:��国旗
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