Soviet Union

The obverse of the flag of the former Soviet Union, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a red background with a golden stylized hammer and sickle and an outline of a golden five-pointed star on top of it in the canton. The reverse was a plain red background.Soviet Union at Flags of the World
==Symbolism==
The red colour represented Communism, the state ideology of the Soviet Union. the symbol in the top left corner is the symbol of the Communist Party, the hammer and the sickle represent the union of of the proletariat (the industrial workers) and the peasants. The star represents the party's guidance of both.
==Historical flags==
File:Soviet Union (1922-1923).svg|30 December 1922 – 12 November 1923
File:Soviet Union (1923-1924).svg|12 November 1923 – 18 April 1924
File:Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg|18 April 1924 – 5 December 1936
File:Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg|5 December 1936 – 19 August 1955
File:Soviet Union.svg|19 August 1955 – 26 December 1991
==References==
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