limited recognition, formerly part of the Moldavian SSR) and Belarus (since 1995). The official flags of the ASSRs were seldom used, and were generally the flag of the republic to which the ASSR belonged, defaced with the ASSR name in its own language(s) and the official language of the SSR; flags matching this pattern are not displayed in the gallery below: See also Communist symbolism Emblems of the Soviet Republics Flag of the Soviet Union Flags of the federal subjects of Russia Notes References External links FotW chart of all the flags of the SSRs through history Soviet Republics Flags