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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
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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 (Template:Lang-rus), commonly known as the Soviet flag (Template:Lang-rus), 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.