Flag of the Soviet Union
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The Flag of the Soviet Union was a red banner featuring a golden hammer and sickle beneath a gold-bordered red star in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the unity of workers and peasants under communist rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the Soviet Union canonical | 4 |
| flag of the Soviet Union | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2234144 — 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: Flag of the Soviet Union Context triple: [Flag of the Russian SFSR, inspiredBy, Flag of the Soviet Union]
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A.
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.
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B.
Flag of the Government of Russia
The Flag of the Government of Russia is the official state flag used by the Russian federal executive authorities, symbolizing the governmental branch distinct from the national tricolor.
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C.
Soviet naval ensign
The Soviet naval ensign was the distinctive white, blue, red, and emblem-bearing war flag used by the Soviet Navy on its ships and naval installations.
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D.
Flag of Ukraine
The Flag of Ukraine is a national symbol featuring two horizontal bands of blue and yellow, representing the sky over golden wheat fields and embodying Ukrainian identity and independence.
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E.
flag of Moscow
The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.
- 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: Flag of the Soviet Union Target entity description: The Flag of the Soviet Union was a red banner featuring a golden hammer and sickle beneath a gold-bordered red star in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the unity of workers and peasants under communist rule.
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A.
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.
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B.
Flag of the Government of Russia
The Flag of the Government of Russia is the official state flag used by the Russian federal executive authorities, symbolizing the governmental branch distinct from the national tricolor.
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C.
Soviet naval ensign
The Soviet naval ensign was the distinctive white, blue, red, and emblem-bearing war flag used by the Soviet Navy on its ships and naval installations.
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D.
Flag of Ukraine
The Flag of Ukraine is a national symbol featuring two horizontal bands of blue and yellow, representing the sky over golden wheat fields and embodying Ukrainian identity and independence.
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E.
flag of Moscow
The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
state symbol ⓘ |
| abolishedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| adoptedInYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1923-12-30 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | red ⓘ |
| category |
Flags with hammer and sickle
ⓘ
Red flags ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designBasis | red banner of the workers' movement ⓘ |
| designElement | golden hammer and sickle beneath a gold-bordered red star ⓘ |
| designType | plain field with canton emblem ⓘ |
| featuresSymbol |
gold-bordered red star
ⓘ
hammer and sickle ⓘ red star ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Soviet naval jack
ⓘ
naval ensign of the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet naval ensign
|
| influenced | flag designs of other socialist states ⓘ |
| ISO3166CodeContext | SU ⓘ |
| officiallyAdoptedOn | 1924-11-12 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Flag of the Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
flag of Russia
flags of the post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | same as obverse ⓘ |
| scriptOnFlag | none ⓘ |
| symbolColor | gold ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
communist ideology
ⓘ
leadership of the Communist Party ⓘ unity of workers and peasants ⓘ |
| symbolizesColorRed |
blood of workers and peasants
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ |
| symbolizesHammer | industrial workers ⓘ |
| symbolizesSickle | peasants ⓘ |
| symbolizesStar |
Communist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
unity of the socialist republics ⓘ |
| symbolPosition | upper hoist corner ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| usedFromYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Cold War symbolism
ⓘ
communist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | raising of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in 1945 ⓘ |
| usedUntilYear | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of the Soviet Union Description of subject: The Flag of the Soviet Union was a red banner featuring a golden hammer and sickle beneath a gold-bordered red star in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the unity of workers and peasants under communist rule.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Flag of the Soviet Union