The flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic shows a yellow
hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: ) is a communist symbol representing proletarian solidarity between industrial and agricultural workers. It was first adopted during the Russian Revolution at the end of World War I, the hammer representing wo ...
and outlined star on a red field above rippling water at the bottom, and was adopted by the (former)
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Also known as the Latvian SSR, or Latvia) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941, and then from 1944 until 1990.
The Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia began between J ...
on January 17, 1953.
History
The first socialist Latvian state, the
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economic, and military backing of Vladimir Lenin and ...
, shown a red flag with the inscription ''LSPR''.
Prior to this, from 25 August 1940, the flag was red with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
characters ''LPSR'' (''Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika'') above them in gold in a serif font.
The Soviet-era flag was officially replaced on 27 February 1990, when the national
flag of Latvia
The national flag of Latvia () was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly befor ...
was reintroduced. Since 2013, the use of a Latvian SSR flag at public events is banned.
Gallery
Flag of Latvian SSR (1918-1920).svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1918–1920)
Flag of Latvian SSR (1940).svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1940–1953)
Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1967, variant).svg, Early variant of the flag of the Latvian SSR (1953–1967)Book by Latvian Vexillologist Aloizs Luksa
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File:Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1953–1990)
See also
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Coat of arms of the Latvian SSR
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Flag of the Soviet Union
The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also simply known as the Soviet flag or the Red Banner, was a Red flag (politics), red flag with two Communist symbolism, communist symbols displayed in the Canton (flag), canton: a gold ...
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Flag of Latvia
The national flag of Latvia () was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly befor ...
References
Soviet Socialist Republic
In the Soviet Union, a Union Republic () or unofficially a Republic of the USSR was a constituent federated political entity with a system of government called a Soviet republic, which was officially defined in the 1977 constitution as " ...
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Also known as the Latvian SSR, or Latvia) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941, and then from 1944 until 1990.
The Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia began between J ...
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Quadcolor flags
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