ays , ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁flag ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁on ▁many ▁public ▁buildings ▁( such ▁as ▁schools , ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁government ▁offices ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁white - blue - red ▁tr icol or ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁collaboration ist ▁anti - St alin ist ▁troops ▁of ▁And rey ▁V las ov , ▁who ▁was ▁al lied ▁with ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁found ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁national ▁flags ▁of ▁the ▁al lied ▁republic s ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁flags ▁reflected ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁state ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁unique ▁national ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁republic s . ▁On ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁flags ▁was ▁placed ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁a ▁sick le ▁and ▁a ▁ham mer ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁five - point ed ▁star , ▁with ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁national ▁orn aments ▁and ▁new ▁colors . ▁The ▁new ▁R S FS R ▁flag ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 4 : ▁a ▁red ▁rect angular ▁panel ▁with ▁a ▁light ▁blue ▁strip ▁near ▁the ▁pole ▁running ▁the ▁full ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁flag . ▁In ▁the ▁upper ▁left ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁canvas ▁were ▁dep icted ▁a ▁golden ▁sick le ▁and ▁a ▁ham mer ▁and ▁above ▁them ▁a ▁red ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁fr amed