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  2. State Emblem of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    The State Emblem of the Soviet Union [a] was the official symbol of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics adopted in 1923 and used until the dissolution of the state in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms , since it does not follow traditional heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб ( gerb ), the ...

  3. Hammer and sickle - Wikipedia

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    At the time of creation, the hammer and sickle stood for worker-peasant alliance, with the hammer a traditional symbol of the industrial proletariat (who dominated the proletariat of Russia) and the sickle a traditional symbol for the peasantry, but the meaning has since broadened to a globally recognizable symbol for Marxism, communist parties ...

  4. Emblems of the Soviet Republics - Wikipedia

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    USSR republics coat of arms display on USSR State Television.. The emblems of the constituent republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly the hammer and sickle and the red star that symbolized communism, as well as a rising sun (although in the case of the Latvian SSR, since the Baltic Sea is west of Latvia, it could be interpreted as a setting sun ...

  5. Communist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The red flag, the hammer and sickle and the red star or variations thereof are some of the symbols adopted by communist movements, governments, and parties worldwide. A tradition of including communist symbolism in socialist-style emblems and flags began with the flag of the Soviet Union and has since been taken up by a long line of socialist ...

  6. Flag of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag with a gold hammer crossed with a gold sickle placed beneath a gold-bordered red star. This symbol is in the upper left canton of the red flag. The colour red honours the red flag of the Paris Commune of 1871; the red star and the hammer and sickle are symbols of communism and socialism.

  7. Category:National symbols of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "National symbols of the Soviet Union" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

  8. Emblems of the Autonomous Soviet Republics - Wikipedia

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    The emblems of the autonomous republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are the heraldic symbols of the respective Autonomous Soviet Republic. Prior to the approval of the Stalinist Constitution, which created many ASSRs, many ASSRs in that time had a distinctive emblem. The emblem of the ASSRs are usually round in shape.

  9. File:Logo of the Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party ...

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    South Korea's National Security Act (prohibited for symbols or emblems related to North Korea) Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (article 436-1 of the Criminal code of Ukraine) Imagery covered may include the hammer and sickle en, red star, emblems/insignias, flags or images of leaders.