Coats of arms of the Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly the hammer and sickle and the red star that symbolised communism, a rising sun (although, since the Baltic Sea is west of Latvia, it could be interpreted as a setting sun), surrounded by agricultural products of the republic (e.g., cotton for the republics of Central Asia, wheat for the Ukraine, grapes for Moldova, etc.). They all had the USSR State motto in both the republic's language and Russian. Their final versions prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 looked like this: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... A socialist republic is a republic that according to its constitution or political doctrine operates under some form of a socialist economic system. ... The hammer and sickle as it appeared on the Soviet flag The hammer and sickle is a symbol used to represent communism and communist political parties. ... Communism is a term that can refer to one of several things: a social and economic system, an ideology which supports that system, or a political movement that wishes to implement that system. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Map of Central Asia outlined in orange showing one set of possible borders Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp) is a grass that is cultivated around the world. ... The USSR state motto appeared in the language of the 15 Soviet Republics in the USSR Coat of arms. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nowadays the former Soviet Union territories that use modified versions of their original soviet coat of arms are the unrecognized republic of Transdnistria (former region of Moldavian SSR), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Belarus. Coincidentally or not, many of these territories are considered as of 2005 dictatorships (see The World's Dictators in 2005 (http://www.arthuredelstein.org/worlddictators)). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None (Russian in practice) Capital Moscow Chairman of the Supreme Council Boris Yeltsin Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st in former Soviet Union 17,075,200 km² 0,5% Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked 1st in the former... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! Official language Georgian since 1978 (Georgia was the only Soviet republic to have an official language) Capital Tbilisi Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km2 -- Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked... from http://fotw. ... language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės (Workers of all countries, unite) Official language According to the constitution, all languages were equal. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, униць-вэ! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties! Official language According to the constitution, all languages were equal. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Бардык өлкөлордүн пролетарлары, бириккиле! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Պրոլետարներ բոլոր երկրների, միացեք! Official language None. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State motto: Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! Official language None. ... Insert non-formatted text here File links The following pages link to this file: Estonian SSR Coats of Arms of the Soviet Republics ... State motto: Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege Official language According to the constition, all languages were equal. ... Transnistria or Transdniester (Russian: Приднестровье (Pridnestrovye), Romanian Transnistria, referred to as Stânga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources) is a region in eastern Europe. ... State motto: Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, униць-вэ! Official language None. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were two of the 20th centurys most notorious dictators. ...

See also

• Flags of the Soviet Republics