Editing Red star (section)

==== 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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