Party of Ukraine) discussed the question of bringing the coat of arms of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the standard in the USSR: the top was decided to add a star, change the location of the inscriptions. Correspondence with Moscow and Stalin On 1 December 1947, to consult with the design of the coat of arms, Mykhailo Hrechukha, who was the Chairman of Presidium of Verkhovna Rada at the current time, send a letter to Demyan Korotchenko, who was the head of state of the Ukrainian SSR. He concerned about the design of the coat of arms of the Ukrainian SSR at that time, which only consists of the motto in Ukrainian language. After that, Korotchenko and Hrechukha continued the letter to Lazar Kaganovich, who was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks). In an official correspondence, Kaganovich, together with V. Nyzhnyk, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, continue to discuss this matter with Nikolay Shvernik, who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR at that time. Kaganovich and Nyzhnyk send a correspondence to Shvernik at 3 January 1948. On 14 January 1948, Hrechukha received a reply from Shvernik from his letter. After the changes were done, the result was given to Nikita Khrushchev, who was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks). Then, he send the result of the discussion to Joseph Stalin. Approval By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR of 21 November 1949 and by the law adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on 5 July 1950, a red five-pointed star was added at the top of the Ukrainian SSR's coat of arms, and also the motto, the name of the republic in Ukrainian, and the motto in Ukrainian and Russian language is transferred to the lateral coils of the red tape. In the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, the coat of arms was described in Article 166: Unofficial emblem of the Ukrainian SSR in 1918-1919 Gallery See also Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Coat of arms of Ukraine Notes External links "1919-1991 Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика" Encyclopedia Heraldica Coats of arms and flags of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1919-1991 Ukrainian SSR Political history of Ukraine National