<P> The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( Russian : Госуда́рственный флаг Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик , tr . Gosudárstvenny flag Soyúza Sovétskikh Sotsialistícheskikh Respúblik ) ; commonly known as the Soviet flag ( Russian : Сове́тский флаг , tr . Sovétsky flag ) was the official national flag of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1991 . The flag 's design and symbolism are derived from the Russian Revolution . The flag is also an international symbol of the communist movement as a whole . The nicknames for the flag were The Hammer and Sickle and The Red Banner . </P>
<P> The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( Russian : Госуда́рственный флаг Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик , tr . Gosudárstvenny flag Soyúza Sovétskikh Sotsialistícheskikh Respúblik ) ; commonly known as the Soviet flag ( Russian : Сове́тский флаг , tr . Sovétsky flag ) was the official national flag of the Soviet Union from 1923 to 1991 . The flag 's design and symbolism are derived from the Russian Revolution . The flag is also an international symbol of the communist movement as a whole . The nicknames for the flag were The Hammer and Sickle and The Red Banner . </P>
which two tools were featured on the flag of the soviet union
which two tools were featured on the flag of the soviet union
Hammer Sickle
Hammer Sickle