Flag of the Soviet Union
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The first official flag of the Soviet Union was accepted in December 1922 on the first congress of the Soviets' USSR. The red flag of the communist party was explained as the national flag.
[change] History
On 30 December 1922 the congress accepted an explanation over the establishment and the first condition of the USSR. Article 22 of the accepted condition explained: The USSR has a national flag, a state coat of arms and an official seal.
On 6 July 1923 it was decided that the flag was to consist of a red cloth with the state coat of arms of the Soviet Union in the center. The unusual flag format 1:4 was selected. This flag was used however never to larger extent and was only four months in official use.
The third meeting centers of the Exekutivkommitees of the Soviet Union changed the flag in 12 November 1923 into the more well-known version. The more common format 1:2 was selected. The state coat of arms was replaced by a yellow-bordered five-pointed red star and under it hammer and Sichel symbol in the Gösch.
The flag on 15 August 1980 going by changed that the flag was arranged brighter and the symbols to the back was allotted, these thus in-colored red became.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union on 3 December 1991 the flag of the Soviet Union lost its function as national flag.
