The penultimate USSR-era flag was adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1954 and used until 1991. The flag of the Russian SFSR was a defacement of the flag of the USSR. The co
Flag of the Russian SFSR (right) on a 1954 stamp with the flag of the Ukrainian SSR (left). The stamp celebrates the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia.
Detailed construction sheet for the Russian SFSR flag issued on 22 January 1981.
Flag of the Soviet Union
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The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also simply known as the Soviet flag or the Red Banner, is a red flag with two communist symbols displayed in the canton: a gold hammer and s
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
…adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1954 and used until 1991. The flag of the Russian SFSR was a defacement of the flag of the USSR. The constitution stipulated: The state flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (SFSR) presents itself as a red rectangular sheet with…
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
The Soviet flag along with an assortment of Russian and Soviet military flags
1954 poster featuring flags of the 16 republics at the time
Flags of the Soviet Republics flown during a parade in Kishinev, the capital of the Moldavian SSR