Editing Red star (section)

==== Eastern Bloc ====
The red star became a common element of the flags and heraldry of socialist states in the [[Eastern Bloc]], appearing in heraldry for virtually all of the countries, and on the flags of [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Hungarian People's Republic|Hungary]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]], and [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albania]]. From 1991 to 1995, [[Belarus]] dropped its Soviet-style emblem in favor of an emblem featuring the [[Pahonia]]; the Soviet-era heraldry was re-adopted in 1995,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belarus News and Analysis {{!}} A Partisan Reality Show |url=http://www.data.minsk.by/belarusnews/052005/30.html |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=www.data.minsk.by}}</ref> and continues to be used today with minor modifications in 2012 and 2020.

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File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971 – 1990).svg|Flag of the [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]] (1971–1990)
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg|Flag of the [[Socialist Republic of Romania]] (1965–1989)
File:Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg|Flag of the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]] (1946–1992)
File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg|Flag of the [[Hungarian People's Republic]] (1949–1956)
File:Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Romania.svg|Coat of arms of the [[Socialist Republic of Romania]]
File:Coat of arms of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg|Coat of arms of the [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]] (1971–1990)
File:Coat of arms of Hungary (1957-1990).svg|Coat of arms of the [[Hungarian People's Republic]] (1957–1990)
File:Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Albania.svg|Coat of arms of the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]
File:Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia (1961-1989).svg|Coat of arms of [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] (1961–1989)
File:Coat of arms of Belarus.svg|Emblem of [[Belarus]] (1995–2012)
File:Coat of arms of Belarus (1995-2021).svg|Emblem of [[Belarus]] (2012–2020)
File:Coat of arms of Belarus (2020–present).svg|Emblem of [[Belarus]] (since 2020)
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