Flag of the Soviet Union - Historical Symbol of the USSR #1936961 (License: Personal Use)

This image shows the official flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), adopted in 1923 and used until 1991. The design features a red field symbolizing revolution, overlaid with a golden hammer and sickle representing workers and peasants, surrounded by five stars for the original Soviet republics. A vertical blue stripe (symbolizing rivers and seas) and white stripe (representing snow and purity) were added in later proposals but never officially adopted-this version appears in historical speculative or alternate-history contexts.

Used in educational, historical, or geopolitical content discussing Cold War symbolism, Soviet history, or flag design evolution; often appears in articles, museum exhibits, or documentaries analyzing communist iconography and state identity.