File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg

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Summary

Description

English: this is the flag of the Soviet Union in 1936. It was later replaced by File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg.

العربية: علم الإتحاد السوفيتي (1923-1955).

Date 1936

Source [1], [2]

Author created by rotemliss from Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1281 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 231-FZ of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2006 (the Implementation Act for Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

This usually means that one of the following conditions is fulfilled.

The author of this work died:^[1]
- (a) before January 1, 1950 or
- (b) between January 1, 1950 and January 1, 1954, did not work during the Great Patriotic War and did not participate in it.
This work was originally published anonymously or under a pseudonym:
- (a) before January 1, 1943 and the name of the author did not become known during 50 years after publication, counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, or
- (b) between January 1, 1943 and January 1, 1954, and the name of the author did not become known during 70 years after publication, counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication.
This work is a film (a video fragment or a single shot from it):
- (a) which was first shown before January 1, 1943^[2] or
- (b) which was created by legal entity between January 1, 1929 and January 1, 1954, provided that it was first shown in the stated period or was not shown until August 3, 1993.
This work is an information report (including photo report), which was created by an employee of TASS, ROSTA, or KarelfinTAG as part of that person’s official duties between July 10, 1925^[3] and January 1, 1954, provided that it was first released in the stated period or was not released until August 3, 1993.

^[1] If the author of this work was subjected to repression and rehabilitated posthumously, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of rehabilitation.
If the work was first published after the death (posthumous rehabilitation) of the author, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, provided that the work was published within 50 years after the death of the author who died (and was not posthumously rehabilitated) before January 1, 1943, or within 70 years after the death (posthumous rehabilitation) of the author who died (rehabilitated posthumously) between January 1, 1943 years before January 1, 1954.

^[2] Amateur films which were first shown on January 1, 1943 or later are subjects of points 1-2 of this template.

^[3] ROSTA reports created before July 10, 1925 are subjects of points 1-2 of this template.

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Colors

Used colors:
yellow	rendered as `RGB 250 200 020`
red	rendered as `RGB 180 000 000`

Legal disclaimer
This image contains a symbol prohibited by law in some nations, owing to it being a representation of communism, socialism, or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated political party/organization:

Georgia's parliament: On Amending the Law of Georgia "Charter of Liberty", No. 1867, 2013
Hungary: Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code, Section 335
Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly: UU No. 27/1999
Latvia's Saeima: Amendments to the Law on the Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events (OP 2013/129.4). Ban only applies at public events.
Lithuania's Constitutional Court confirms Article 188¹⁸ of the Code of Administrative Offences. Collection, antiquarian trade and educational activities are exempt from the ban.
South Korea's National Security Act (prohibited for symbols or emblems related to North Korea)
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (article 436-1 of the Criminal code of Ukraine)

Imagery covered may include the hammer and sickle^en, red star, emblems/insignias, flags or images of leaders.

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:54, 30 October 2023	1,000 × 500 (1 KB)	Republic of Venice284	Reverted to version as of 16:50, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
	19:24, 15 October 2023	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Haisollokopas	Reverted to version as of 14:05, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
	16:50, 25 September 2023	1,000 × 500 (1 KB)	Great Brightstar	Minor fix for star
	13:02, 1 October 2020	1,000 × 500 (2 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Minor fix for path imperfection at the "sickle" grip/handle. Re-optimized svg code before upload.
	16:59, 30 September 2020	1,000 × 500 (2 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	OK, fixed png preview and keep previous corrections (fixed slight path imperfections in the "sickle" grip/handle; simplified "star": applied yellow stroke to red star and eliminated the yellow star; centered the "star" relative to the "hammer and sickle": in previous version slight on the right; re-optimized svg code before upload). No other changes.
	15:25, 30 September 2020	1,000 × 500 (1 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Reverted to version as of 19:56, 27 September 2020 (UTC): incorrect png preview for the star.
	15:23, 30 September 2020	1,000 × 500 (1 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Fixed slight path imperfections in the "sickle" grip/handle. Simplified "star": applied yellow stroke to red star and eliminated the yellow star. Centered the "star" relative to the "hammer and sickle": in previous version slight on the right. Re-optimized svg code before upload. No other changes.
	19:56, 27 September 2020	1,000 × 500 (1 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Increased nominal dimensions. Optimized svg code with code cleanup and reduction. No other changes.
	22:39, 26 June 2018	600 × 300 (1 KB)	Loic26	Reverted to version as of 13:38, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
	14:05, 17 June 2018	600 × 300 (3 KB)	JoaoPedro10029	Reverted to version as of 04:08, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
	13:38, 10 May 2018	600 × 300 (1 KB)	Loic26	Reverted to version as of 01:07, 30 November 2017 (UTC) https://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/government/1928/sufds/pictures/flag.jpg https://meshok.net/item/28749159_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_1925
	04:08, 30 April 2018	600 × 300 (3 KB)	RSFSR-USSR	Reverted to version as of 14:49, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
	01:07, 30 November 2017	600 × 300 (1 KB)	Sammimack	Reverted to version as of 16:09, 6 November 2017 (UTC) Would you like to source that hammer & sickle?
	07:24, 26 November 2017	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Mundopopular	Reverted to version as of 14:49, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
	16:09, 6 November 2017	600 × 300 (1 KB)	Loic26	Reverted to version as of 12:30, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
	14:49, 31 October 2017	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Mundopopular	Based on design used for WWII commemoration in Russia with the Victory Flag.
	12:30, 11 May 2016	600 × 300 (1 KB)	Sangjinhwa	reduce size
	23:48, 21 June 2012	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Michaelwuzthere	Slight adjustment.
	21:09, 21 June 2012	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Michaelwuzthere	Edited shape and dimension to match the source image: http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/government/1928/sufds/pictures/flag.jpg
	06:03, 2 April 2012	600 × 300 (2 KB)	Alkari	code cleanup
	13:52, 11 October 2011	600 × 300 (4 KB)	R-41~commonswiki	Redone hammer and sickle
	00:54, 25 August 2011	600 × 300 (5 KB)	R-41~commonswiki	Reverted to version as of 06:04, 2 January 2008 This version is not showing up properly in thumbnail scale
	02:03, 15 August 2011	600 × 300 (2 KB)	Alkari	code cleanup
	06:04, 2 January 2008	600 × 300 (5 KB)	Zscout370	Improved hammer and sickle, again
	08:02, 15 July 2006	600 × 300 (5 KB)	Zscout370	Revamped hammer and sickle
	07:02, 9 February 2006	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Zscout370	The correct USSR flag from the time period can be seen at http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/government/1928/sufds/pictures/flag.jpg
	18:45, 2 February 2006	600 × 300 (3 KB)	Rotemliss	The flag of the Soviet Union, November 13th 1923-August 15th 1980. After 1980, the flag was replaced to Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg. Created by rotemliss from Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg. I'm not sure abou