Yellow star above...

[ComradeJunichi]

the yellow star above the hammer and sickle...what does it stand for...is it for the ussr?




oh by the way...cccp is the union of soviet socialists republic in russian right?

[Nateddi]

star above the hammer and sickel is used just as any other star in a leftist manner, it just happens to be above the hammer and sickel on the soviet flag.........

yes, CCCP = USSR

[RedSovietCCCP]

Actually Nateddi the star represents the five continents of the world. Each point on of the star represents a continent. The hammer and sickel repersents the continent of mother Russia.

[Xvall]

redsovietCCCP state your soruce!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

[Edelweiss]

Meaning of soviet symbology
The Soviet flag was created in 1918 in accordance to the Soviet Constitution (art. 6), written by Sverdlov. The hammer and sickle itself, originate from the unique Russian unity of the peasants (the sickle) with the workers (the hammer) who together formed the Soviet Russian state. The Red field is symbolism of the blood that has been spilt by workers the world over in the fight for their emancipation, and was directly inherited from the red banner flown at the Paris Commune; the original and hitherto "base" symbol of a worker's government flag. The single yellow star is both the representation of the life and immense energy of the sun, empty because within is the blood or production of workers struggle; and also the five points of the star symbolize the single unity and international representation of the government -- each of the five points is representative of the five (up to then known/recognized) continents.
Brian Basgen (Marxists Internet Archive Director), 07 Jul 2000

http://www.fotw.net/flags/su.html

[Michael De Panama]

Quote: from Drake Dracoli on 12:56 am on July 11, 2002
redsovietCCCP state your soruce!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

Hahahahahahahahaha.

[Mazdak]

Hey, Malte got the info from the same site as me, that is one of my favorite sites( on flags)!!

[Revolution Hero]

USSR's symbol was created by Dzerjinsky.

[Mazdak]

Ah, u mean THE Feliks Dzerzhinsky? Another misunderstood man. anyone think he was a nice guy??

[Nateddi]

I don't think dzerzhinsky was bad; he fought for the revolution and was a faithful believer in his cause. With what was happening in russia at the time, I believe he was right to organize the cheka. I don't see anything terrible about him, seems like a good man to me.

[ComradeJunichi]

Cheka later turned out to be the NKVD and the KGB. Wasn't that bad?

[komsomol]

Well you learn something new everyday, I was sure the star stood for a Republic.

[Mazdak]

Ah, good, I always thought highly of Dzerzhinsky.

the NKVD and those secrutiy forces are generally misunderstood and portrayed as evil and depends on who you ask if they were bad or not