Editing Red star (section)

=== Use in the USSR and its constituent republics ===
The symbol became one of the most prominent of the [[Soviet Union]], adorning nearly all official buildings, awards and insignia. Sometimes the [[hammer and sickle]] appeared inside or below the star. In 1930 the Soviet Union established the [[Order of the Red Star]] and awarded its insignia to [[Red Army]] and [[Soviet Navy]] personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". The Soviet and [[Russian Federation]] military newspaper bore and bears the name ''Red Star'' ([[russian language|Russian]]: ''[[Krasnaya Zvezda]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redstar.ru/ |title="Красная Звезда" - cамая полная, достоверная и оперативная военная газета. Russian military newspaper |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920094814/http://www.redstar.ru/ |archive-date=20 September 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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File:Red star Red Army 05.gif|Red Army cap badge (1918–1922)
File:Вступайте в красную конницу, 1920.jpg|Red Cavalry poster depicting a red star on a [[budenovka]] hat (1920)
File:Kremlin Star.jpg|[[Kremlin stars|Kremlin Star]], [[Moscow]] (1937)
File:Orden-Pobeda-Marshal Vasilevsky 09.jpg|Soviet Order of Victory, USSR (1945)
File:Red Star Plate by Adamovich 1921.jpg|Plate by Adamovich, Russian SFSR (1921)
File:Roundel of the Soviet Union (1945–1991).svg|Roundel of the [[Soviet Air Force]]
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==== As a holiday ornament ====

During the 1930s, Soviet publications encouraged the practice of decorating a [[New Year tree|New Year's tree]], known as a ''yolka'' ({{Langx|ru|Ёлка}}). These trees were often decorated with a red star, a practice that has continued in [[Russia]] since the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.<ref>
{{Cite news|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/9424/yolka-russia-new-year-tree-pagan-soviet-christmas|title= Yolka: the story of Russia's 'New Year tree', from pagan origins to Soviet celebrations|last= Weber|first= Hannah|date= 25 December 2017|website= The Calvert Journal|access-date= 15 April 2018}}
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==== Gallery of the heraldry of Soviet republics ====
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File:State Emblem of the Soviet Union.svg|[[State Emblem of the Soviet Union|Coat of arms]] of the [[Soviet Union|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
File:Emblem of the Azerbaijan SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Byelorussian SSR (1981-1991).svg|[[Emblem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Estonian SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Georgian SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of Kazakh SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Kirghiz SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Latvian SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Lithuanian SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1981-1990).svg|[[Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Russian SFSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Tajik SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Turkmen SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Ukrainian SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Uzbek SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic|Coat of arms]] of the [[Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Emblem of the Transcaucasian SFSR (1930-1936).svg|[[Emblem of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic]] (1923–1936)
File:Emblem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.svg|[[Emblem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1941–1956)
File:Emblem of the Latvian SSR (1918-1920).svg|Coat of arms of the [[Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic]] (1919–1920)
File:Emblem of the Armenian SSR.png|Coat of Arms of the [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1936–1990)
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==== Gallery of Soviet flags ====
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File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|[[Flag of the Soviet Union|Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
File:Flag of Armenian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.svg|[[Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg|[[Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Georgian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Kyrgyz SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Latvian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg|[[Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Tajik SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Turkmen SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Ukrainian SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic]]
File:Flag of Oryol.svg|Flag of [[Oryol]]
File:Flag of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.svg|[[Flag of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1953–1956)
File:Flag of Transcaucasian SFSR (1925-1936).svg|[[Flag of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic]] (1922–1936)
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