▁red ▁or ▁scar let ▁rect angular ▁cloth ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 : 2 ▁width ▁to ▁length ▁ratio , ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁sick le ▁and ▁ham mer ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁corner ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁flag pole ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁fr amed ▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁border . ▁This ▁flag ▁was ▁carried ▁by ▁all ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁The ▁ 1 : 2 ▁red ▁flag ▁was ▁used , ▁until ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁the ▁universal ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁stri pe ▁along ▁the ▁m ast . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁USS R ▁state ▁flag ▁out rank ed ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R , ▁the ▁actual ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁flag ▁was ▁limited . ▁The ▁USS R ▁flag ▁in ▁Russia ▁fle w ▁only ▁over ▁two ▁buildings , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars . ▁That ▁decision ▁was ▁adopted ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁also ▁establish ing ▁that ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁constantly ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁buildings ▁of ▁all ▁local ▁sovi ets , ▁including ▁village ▁sovi ets ▁and ▁district ▁sovi ets ▁in ▁cities . ▁On ▁hol id