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Flag Of The Soviet Union
The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag, with a hammer crossed with a sickle and a red star in the upper hoist. The hammer symbolized the nation's industrial workers, while the sickle symbolized the nation's agricultural workers. The red star represented the rule of the Communist Party. The back side of the flag was red, without symbols. This flag was adopted on November 13, 1923. A modification to the flag was adopted on August 15, 1980 making it solid red on the reverse side with no hammer, sickle or other decoration. In addition the color was brightened at that time. With disintegration of USSR on December 3, 1991, the flag ceased to be a national flag. On April 15, 1996 Boris Yeltsin signed a presidential decree giving the Soviet flag (called the Victory Flag, after the banner that was raised above Reichstag on May 1, 1945) the status similar to that of the national flag. External link
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