state emblem of the Soviet Union

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coat of arms national emblem

The state emblem of the Soviet Union was the official national coat of arms featuring the hammer and sickle, a globe, and wheat sheaves symbolizing global communism and the unity of workers and peasants.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
State Emblem of the Soviet Union	9
state emblem of the Soviet Union canonical	6
Emblem of the Soviet Union	1
Soviet coat of arms	1
Soviet state emblem (historical)	1
State Emblem of the USSR	1
coat of arms of the Soviet Union	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T918890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: state emblem of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, symbol, state emblem of the Soviet Union]

A. State Emblem of the Russian SFSR
The State Emblem of the Russian SFSR was the socialist heraldic symbol of Soviet Russia, featuring the hammer and sickle, rising sun, and wheat sheaves with inscriptions in Russian to represent the republic’s communist ideology and identity within the USSR.
B. Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia
The Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia is the official heraldic symbol representing the upper house of the Federal Assembly, typically featuring elements of the Russian state coat of arms adapted to signify its legislative authority.
C. Flag of the Russian SFSR
The Flag of the Russian SFSR was the red Soviet-era state flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, featuring communist symbols such as the hammer and sickle and later a blue vertical stripe near the hoist.
D. State Anthem of the Soviet Union
The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was the national anthem of the USSR, renowned for its powerful, patriotic melody by Alexander Alexandrov and lyrics praising the unity and strength of the Soviet state.
E. National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the official state symbol featuring Tiananmen Gate under five stars framed by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, representing the unity of the Chinese people under Communist leadership and the country's socialist foundations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: state emblem of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The state emblem of the Soviet Union was the official national coat of arms featuring the hammer and sickle, a globe, and wheat sheaves symbolizing global communism and the unity of workers and peasants.

A. State Emblem of the Russian SFSR
The State Emblem of the Russian SFSR was the socialist heraldic symbol of Soviet Russia, featuring the hammer and sickle, rising sun, and wheat sheaves with inscriptions in Russian to represent the republic’s communist ideology and identity within the USSR.
B. Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia
The Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia is the official heraldic symbol representing the upper house of the Federal Assembly, typically featuring elements of the Russian state coat of arms adapted to signify its legislative authority.
C. Flag of the Russian SFSR
The Flag of the Russian SFSR was the red Soviet-era state flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, featuring communist symbols such as the hammer and sickle and later a blue vertical stripe near the hoist.
D. State Anthem of the Soviet Union
The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was the national anthem of the USSR, renowned for its powerful, patriotic melody by Alexander Alexandrov and lyrics praising the unity and strength of the Soviet state.
E. National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the official state symbol featuring Tiananmen Gate under five stars framed by sheaves of wheat and a cogwheel, representing the unity of the Chinese people under Communist leadership and the country's socialist foundations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
abolished	1991 ⓘ
adopted	1923 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	State Emblem of the USSR ⓘ linked to: state emblem of the Soviet Union coat of arms of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: state emblem of the Soviet Union coat of arms of the USSR ⓘ linked to: Soviet heraldry
backgroundColor	red ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
designedBy	Ivan Dubasov ⓘ Sergey Dmitriyev ⓘ Vasiliy Korzun ⓘ Vladimir Adrianov ⓘ Vladimir Koren ⓘ
features	globe ⓘ hammer and sickle ⓘ red ribbon scrolls ⓘ red star ⓘ rising sun ⓘ wheat sheaves ⓘ
finalVersionAdopted	1956 ⓘ
globeMeaning	global aspirations of socialism ⓘ
hammerAndSickleMeaning	alliance of industrial workers and peasants ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol of the USSR ⓘ
motto	Workers of the world, unite! ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Armenian ⓘ Azerbaijani ⓘ Belarusian ⓘ Estonian ⓘ Georgian ⓘ Kazakh ⓘ Kyrgyz ⓘ Latvian ⓘ Lithuanian ⓘ Moldovan ⓘ Russian ⓘ Tajik ⓘ linked to: Tajik language Turkmen ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ Uzbek ⓘ
officiallyApproved	1923 ⓘ
redStarMeaning	communism ⓘ role of the Communist Party ⓘ
relatedTo	anthem of the Soviet Union ⓘ flag of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Soviet Union
replacedBy	coat of arms of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Russia
sunMeaning	dawn of a new socialist era ⓘ
symbolizes	Soviet state power ⓘ internationalism ⓘ unity of workers and peasants ⓘ worldwide victory of communism ⓘ
symbolOf	Soviet Union ⓘ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ linked to: Soviet Union
usedOn	Soviet currency ⓘ Soviet flags and standards ⓘ Soviet passports ⓘ official documents of the USSR ⓘ state buildings of the USSR ⓘ
wheatSheavesMeaning	agriculture ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union → symbol → state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ

White House, Moscow → formerEmblem → state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ

hammer and sickle → partOf → state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Motherland Monument → imageOnShield → Soviet state emblem (historical) ⓘ