Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953-1991)

The second flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was used from 1953 until the fall of the Soviet government in Latvia in 1991. The flag is red with a hammer and sickle in the canton. On the bottom of the flag there are four wavy stripes; one small white stripe, a blue stripe and another white stripe each about double the size of the original stripe below the first stripe, and a final blue stripe taking up the rest of the flag.
==Symbolism==
The Colour red represented Communism, the state ideology of the Soviet Union. the symbol in the top left corner is the symbol of the Communist Party, hammer represents the proletariat (the industrial workers) and the sickle represents the landless peasants. the star represents the party's guidance of both. . The wavy blue and white stripes probably represent the Baltic sea, which Latvia borders.
==1918 flags==
The the last years of the Soviet power over the Baltic republics it was allowed to fly their 1918 flags in addition to their SSR flags in a desperate attempt to regain control over these countries during the collapse of his nation. Latvia's 1918 flag is seen to the left.
==Trivia==
*This and the first version of the flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic is illegal at public events in modern day Latvia
==References==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Latvian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
http://flagspot.net/flags/su-lv.html
Category:Historical flags
Category:Hammer and sickle
Category:Soviet Union
Category:SSR
Category:Latvia historical flags