Template:Country data Soviet Union

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Flag of Soviet Union

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Soviet Union`	Main article name (Soviet Union)
`flag alias`	`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Flag of Soviet Union

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1922`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg`
`1923`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg`
`1924`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg`
`1936`		`Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg`
`1955`		`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`naval-1924`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg`
`naval-1935`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg`
`coast guard-1924`		`USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg`
`coast guard-1935`		`USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`URS` (view)	URS	Soviet Union
`USSR` (view)	Soviet Union	Soviet Union
`SUN` (view)	SUN	Soviet Union
`the Soviet Union` (view)	the Soviet Union	Soviet Union

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Union
{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Soviet Union|1922}} → Soviet Union
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1922}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|URS}} →
{{flagcountry|URS}} → Soviet Union
{{flag|URS}} → URS

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for each of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union:

Template:Country data Armenian SSR	Armenian SSR
Template:Country data Azerbaijan SSR	Azerbaijan SSR
Template:Country data Byelorussian SSR	Byelorussian SSR
Template:Country data Estonian SSR	Estonian SSR
Template:Country data Georgian SSR	Georgian SSR
Template:Country data Kazakh SSR	Kazakh SSR
Template:Country data Kirghiz SSR	Kirghiz SSR
Template:Country data Latvian SSR	Latvian SSR
Template:Country data Lithuanian SSR	Lithuanian SSR
Template:Country data Moldavian SSR	Moldavian SSR
Template:Country data Russian SFSR	Russian SFSR
Template:Country data Tajik SSR	Tajik SSR
Template:Country data Turkmen SSR	Turkmen SSR
Template:Country data Ukrainian SSR	Ukrainian SSR
Template:Country data Uzbek SSR	Uzbek SSR

TemplateData

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