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The first socialist Latvian state, the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, shown a red flag with the inscription LSPR.. Prior to this, from 25 August 1940, the flag was red with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR (Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika) above them in gold in a serif font.
English: Flag of the Latvian SSR (1953-1967 variant). Note: Early flags of the Soviet republics had their respective designs of hammer and sickle, before a unified construction detail was established later.
All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. 1940-1941 1945–1953: First flag of the Latvian SSR: Red flag with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the Latin characters LPSR. 1919–1920: Flag of the short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic: 1919 ...
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Also known as the Latvian SSR, or Latvia) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941, and then from 1944 until 1990. The Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia began between June and August 1939, according to the agreed terms of the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact .
The flag of the Soviet Union served as a starting point for each Soviet Republic's own flag.. The flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics were all defaced versions of the flag of the Soviet Union, which featured a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star (the only exception being the Georgian SSR, which used a red hammer and sickle and a fully red star) on a red field.
Note: Latvia is the legal successor of the Latvian SSR; therefore, this license tag is also applicable to the flags of the Latvian SSR. Legal disclaimer This image contains a symbol prohibited by law in some nations , owing to it being a representation of communism , socialism , or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated political ...
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik government in the Russian SFSR .
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