Why is its color red? What does the ‘hammer and sickle’ emblem represent? And what about the five-pointed star? Red flags and banners have been used by rioters, protesters and insurgents since ...

On Dec. 26, 1991, the Soviet Union officially ceased to exist. Its flag, with its famous hammer and sickle, was lowered outside the Kremlin at 7:32 p.m. Within a half-hour, the red, white and ...

The trio were frequently grouped together as godheads of the Soviet political system. In the opening weeks of the invasion, a handful of Soviet flags flown ... the Soviet Union," he said.