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flag of the Soviet Union

flag of USSR 1955–1991
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Summary

flag of the Soviet Union is a national flag[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of national flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,308 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Depicts: red star[3], hammer and sickle[4], red flag[5]
  • Commons category: Flags of the Soviet Union[6]
  • Color: red[7], gold[8]
  • Inception: November 13, 1923[9]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 26, 1993[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Flags of the Soviet Union[11]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Soviet Union[12]
  • Present in work: Calm Down, Stalin[13]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2:1[14]

Why It Matters

flag of the Soviet Union has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

national flag

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · MaksOttoVonStirlitz · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1993-12-26T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1923-11-13T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Flags of the Soviet Union
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Soviet Union"
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