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The '''State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ( | The '''State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' (Russian: Госуда́рственный флаг Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, tr. ''Gosudárstvenny flag Soyúza Sovétskikh Sotsialistícheskikh Respúblik''), commonly known as the '''Soviet flag''' (Russian: Сове́тский флаг, tr. Sovétsky flag), was the official state flag of the [[Soviet Union|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR) from 1922 to 1991. The flag's design and symbolism are derived from several sources, but emerged during the [[Russian Revolution]]. The flag is also an international [[Communist symbolism|symbol]] of the [[:en:Communism#Communism_as_a_movement|communist movement]] as a whole. | ||
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | December of 1922 (Original version) August 15th, 1980 (Last version used) |
| Relinquished | December 26th, 1991 |
| Design | A plain red flag with a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star in its upper canton. |
The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Госуда́рственный флаг Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, tr. Gosudárstvenny flag Soyúza Sovétskikh Sotsialistícheskikh Respúblik), commonly known as the Soviet flag (Russian: Сове́тский флаг, tr. Sovétsky flag), was the official state flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922 to 1991. The flag's design and symbolism are derived from several sources, but emerged during the Russian Revolution. The flag is also an international symbol of the communist movement as a whole.