Flags of the Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly red flag with hammer and sickle that both symbolised communism, quite similar to the flag of the Soviet Union. Their final versions prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 looked like this: Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A socialist republic is a republic that according to its constitution or political doctrine operates under some form of a socialist economic system. ... The red flag is a socialist emblem associated in particular with the revolutionary left as well as with social democratic and labour traditions having been a banner used by parties such as Labour in Britain, the Socialist Party in France and other social democratic and democratic socialist groups throughout the... Hammer and sickle on the Soviet flag, together with the Red Star 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 first official flag of the Soviet Union was adopted in July of 1923. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also the Coats of Arms of the Soviet Republics. Flag of the Armenian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Armenian SSR on December 17, 1952. ... State motto: Պրոլետարներ բոլոր երկրների, միացեք! Official language None. ... Flag of the Azerbaijan SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Azerbaijan SSR on October 7, 1952. ... language None. ... Flag of the Byelorussian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Byelorussian SSR on December 25, 1951. ... State motto: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Official language None. ... Large sized flag of Estonian SSR Flag taken from http://et. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 This flag was adopted by the Estonian SSR on February 6, 1953. ... State motto: Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege Official language According to the constition, all languages were equal. ... Flag of Georgian SSR, 1951-90 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Georgian SSR on April 11, 1951. ... 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... Flag of the Kazakh SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Kazakh SSR on January 24, 1953. ... State motto: Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер! Official language None. ... Flag of the Kirghiz SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Kirghiz SSR on December 22, 1952. ... State motto: Бардык өлкөлордүн пролетарлары, бириккиле! Official language None. ... Flag of the Latvian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Latvian SSR on January 17, 1953. ... State motto: Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties! Official language According to the constitution, all languages were equal. ... Flag of the Lithuanian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Lithuanian SSR on July 15, 1953. ... State motto: Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės (Workers of all countries, unite) Official language According to the constitution, all languages were equal. ... Flag of the Moldovian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Moldavian SSR on January 31, 1952. ... State motto: Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, униць-вэ! Official language None. ... Large sized flag of Russian SFSR Flag not the best accuracy. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 This flag was adopted by the Russian SFSR in 1954. ... 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... Flag of the Tadzikh SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Tadzhik SSR on March 20, 1953. ... State motto: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! Official language None. ... Flag of the Turkmen SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Turkmen SSR on August 1, 1953. ... State motto: Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! Official language None. ... Flag of the Ukrainian SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Ukrainian SSR on November 21, 1949. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Flag of the Uzbek SSR. Created in Corel Draw by Michael Reeve, 15 May 2004. ... Flag of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Uzbek SSR on August 29, 1952. ... State motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! Official language None. ... 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. ...

External links

• FotW chart of all the flags of the SSRs through history (http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/su_tab.html)