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Red flag (politics)
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In politics, a red flag is predominantly a symbol of left-wing ideologies, including socialism, communism, anarchism, and the labour movement. The originally empty or plain red flag has been associate
Lamartine Rejecting the Red Flag in Front of the City Hall, February 25, 1848. By Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux (1815–1884). Lamartine said that
Lamartine Rejecting the Red Flag in Front of the City Hall, February 25, 1848. By Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux (1815–1884). Lamartine said that the red flag represented revolutionary violence, and "has to be put down immediately after the fighting".
Plain red banners for the Sultan's retinue. From the Turkish Costume Book by Lambert de Vos, 1574.
Plain red banners for the Sultan's retinue. From the Turkish Costume Book by Lambert de Vos, 1574.
Commemoration March of the 1831 Merthyr Rising in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 2012.
Commemoration March of the 1831 Merthyr Rising in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 2012.
Decorative red flags in Tiananmen Square, in front of the Great Hall of the People.
Decorative red flags in Tiananmen Square, in front of the Great Hall of the People.
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
Red flag (politics)
…It was first used as the flag of a new authority by the Lyon Commune and Paris Commune in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). The flag of the Soviet Union, introduced during the Russian Revolution, as well as the flags of many subsequent communist states, were explicitly inspired by the plain red flag…
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
The Soviet flag along with an assortment of Russian and Soviet military flags
The Soviet flag along with an assortment of Russian and Soviet military flags
1954 poster featuring flags of the 16 republics at the time
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
Flags of the Soviet Republics flown during a parade in Kishinev, the capital of the Moldavian SSR