"The red star is a symbol of the unity of the worker and the plowman, who threw the bloodsucker tsar, landlords and capitalists from their necks and hoisted the Red banner of socialism over Russia. The red star is a symbol of the workers' and peasants' Soviet power, the defender of the poor and the equality of all workers. (... ) Burn brighter, our red star, and illuminate the whole world with your luminous rays of freedom and equality for all working people.
A red star. Ed. VTsIK. M., 1918, p. 5.7.
"You can offer me a flag other than red, any coat of arms other than the Jewish five-pointed star or other Masonic sign, and any anthem other than the Internationale."
The main distinguishing emblem of the Bolsheviks was the red five-pointed star, officially installed in the spring of 1918. Initially, Bolshevik propaganda called it the "Mars Star" (supposedly belonging to the ancient god of war - Mars), and then began to declare that "the five rays of the star mean the union of the workers of all five continents in the struggle against capitalism" (see Red Army. - "Izvestia of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee "(M.), 1919, 11.V., No. 92, p.3; Drachuk V.S. Heraldry tells. M., 1977, p.94). True, here the Bolsheviks could not explain why exactly the same stars appear on the emblem and flag of the largest citadel of world imperialism - the United States, as well as on the state emblems (or flags) of Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Liberia , Panama, Paraguay and Chile, where the position of the working masses was traditionally extremely difficult.
Coat of arms of Paraguay (What is not a Soviet symbol!)
In reality, the five-pointed star has nothing to do with either the martial deity Mars or the international proletariat. This is an ancient occult sign (obviously of Middle Eastern origin), called in heraldry the “pentagram” or the “Star of Solomon” (not to be confused with the six-pointed “Star of David”, which deserves a separate discussion).
One of the oldest Middle Eastern images of a pentagram on a vessel (Mesopotamia, 4th millennium BC)
It should be emphasized that on the party flag of the Zionist movement, personally designed in 1897 by Ober-Zionist Theodor (Benjamin-Zeev) Herzl, there were simultaneously one large six-pointed "Star of David" and seven small five-pointed "Stars of Solomon" - obligatory ritual accessories of Jewish Kabbalistics (see. Rodina, 2002, No. 4/5, p. 95). Note that in 1903 in Russia, the Zionists started issuing "copper tokens with the image of a star and the five main figures on the Zionist question" (see Vestnik Archivist, 2001, No. 2, p. 205)
The pentagram is constantly used in Masonic symbols, from where it got into the state emblems of the USA, post-war Italy and other countries ruled by Freemasons (the coats of arms of many Latin American republics are actually slightly modified signs of local Masonic lodges that came to power in the 19th century as a result of anti-monarchist revolutions) .
Masonic signs in the shape of a pentagram
As you know, the Freemasons set as their programmatic goal the so-called "globalization" - that is, the subordination of all the peoples of the Earth to a certain "World Government" that is under the complete control of Freemasonry (primarily American-Israeli): "... We will tire the goyim so much that we will force them agree to an international power capable of absorbing without breaking all the state forces of the world and forming a Super-Government. In the place of modern rulers, we will put a monster that will be called a super-government administration. His hands will be stretched out in all directions, like pincers, with such a colossal organization that it cannot but subjugate all nations. (...) It is necessary to ensure that in addition to us in all states there are only masses of the proletariat, a few millionaires devoted to us, policemen and soldiers. ... To entrust responsible posts in states ... we ... will ... to persons whose past and character are such that an abyss lies between them and the people, such people who, in case of disobedience to our instructions, will have to wait either for trial or exile. This is so that they protect our interests until their last breath” (see Protocols of Zion No. 5, 7, 8).
"Globalized" Globe, entangled with Masonic symbols
As for Russia, the leading printed Masonic mouthpiece, the Parisian magazine Akatsiya, wrote directly in an editorial at the beginning of 1904: “The true policy of Western Europe should consist in dismembering this colossus before it has become too dangerous. It would be necessary to use a possible revolution to restore Poland as a protective rampart of Europe, and divide the rest of Russia into three or four states ”((see Solovyov O.F. Freemasonry in world politics of the 20th century. M., 1998, p. 42) .
Briefly and clearly! Another major task of Freemasonry is the destruction of the Christian religion. From here, among the Masons of the highest degrees, the satanic cult of worship of Baphomet, the incarnation of the devil in the form of a winged goat, on whose forehead the same red pentagram shines, is secretly practiced.
Quite often, Satanists draw a pentagram with two ends up so that the devil's head can be easily entered there ("Pentagram of Baphomet").
Satanic pentagrams on Masonic symbols
By the way, the notorious authors of the communist anthem "The Internationale" - the poet E. Pottier and the composer P. Degeyter - were also Freemasons (which was always kept silent in the USSR). International Masonic lodges secretly provided the Bolsheviks with comprehensive support, especially financial support (see Nikolaevsky B.I. Russian Masons and Revolution. M., 1990, pp. 66-67).
Red (just like the Bolsheviks) pentagram on Masonic signs
Yes, and the Marxist plans for a "worldwide proletarian revolution" were clearly of Masonic origin, especially since a number of the most prominent Marxists (including some Bolshevik leaders) were Freemasonry. These included the "leader of the October Revolution" (as he was called in the communist press) L. Trotsky (Leiba Davidovich Bronstein). It was Trotsky who proposed to make the Masonic pentagram the identification emblem of Bolshevism.
Twin brothers. Masonic sign of 1917 and a token of a delegate of the 3rd Congress of the Comintern with the image of Lenin, 1921 (find the fundamental differences)
It should be noted that often this pentagram was placed by the Bolsheviks on Red Army uniforms, military equipment, various signs and tokens and all sorts of attributes of visual propaganda in a purely satanic way: with two “horns” up.
Campaign plate with the pentagram of Baphomet, in the center of which is placed the head of the Chekist. Along the circumference is a characteristic inscription: "I see everywhere a conspiracy of the rich, seeking their own benefit under the name and pretext of the good."
The horned "pentagram of Baphomet" can also be seen on the combat "Symbol of the World Socialist Revolution" established on September 16, 1918 (again at the suggestion of Trotsky) - the Order of the "Red Banner" of the RSFSR (and on similar orders of the same name of the Azerbaijan SSR and the Mongolian People's Republic and breastplate sign "To the hero of the revolutionary movement").
Similar satanic pentagrams were emblazoned on special award certificates awarded to distinguished Chekists. Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the Cheka, quite consciously and confidently wore a similar diabolical star as a cockade on his service cap (see "Rodina", 2007, No. 12, p. 7).
We add that the portrait of this “fiery revolutionary”, placed inside the “pentagram of Baphomet”, was the central part of the composition of the special Chekist order “Felix Dzerzhinsky” designed in 1932 (this project was rejected by Stalin, who deeply hates the “Iron Felix”, whom the “leader of the peoples rightly called "an active Trotskyist"). Such is the truth about the true origin and real meaning of the Bolshevik emblems.
And the final deliverance from this Kabbalistic Masonic-Satanic symbolism (in addition, it continues to desecrate the sacred towers of the Moscow Kremlin) seems to be an indispensable condition for the true national revival of Russia.
S. V. Naumov, historian
The first official sketch of a red star as a sign of the Red Army was approved in the spring of 1918. On April 19, a correspondence appeared in the newspaper Izvestia of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of Soviets of Peasants', Workers', Soldiers' and Cossacks' Deputies, stating that the Commissariat for Military Affairs approved a drawing of a badge for the Red Army soldiers in the form of a red star with a golden image of a plow and a hammer in the center. The star itself, which, by the way, was called the “Mars star” both in the article and for some time after its official adoption, personified, on the one hand, the god of war Mars, and on the other hand, due to its red color, the protection of the revolution. And it was even easier to read the symbolism of the hammer and plow: they, of course, personified the “worker-peasant” character of the new army.
It is interesting that on one of the preliminary sketches, drawn and proposed by the Commissar of the Moscow Military District Nikolai Polyansky, in addition to a plow and a hammer, there was also a book - as a symbol of the intelligentsia. But the book was rejected, believing that it overloads the sign and makes it hard to read. The idea itself to combine the symbols of workers and peasants in one sign was first realized in March 1917, when an image of a crossed hammer, plow and rifle appeared on the banner of the workers of the Moscow Faberge factory.
When officially approved by order of the People's Commissar of the Republic No. 321 of May 7, 1918, the new sign of the Red Army was called the "Mars star with a plow and a hammer" and was supposed to be worn on the chest on the left. By the way, many Red Army soldiers, especially red commanders, preferred to wear a badge on their belt - so that it would not cling to it and close it, turning the red warrior into an unknown armed man. And this consideration in July 1918 forced the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to give an order to transfer the red star from the chest to the band of the cap - a place that has become familiar to several generations of Soviet soldiers. And on November 15 of the same year, order No. 773 of the Revolutionary Military Council was issued, by which the red star was finally placed on headdresses, not only of the Red Army, but also of the Red Navy.
The first enamel red star, called "Mars", had a characteristic shape. Its rays were thicker than we are used to seeing, and their edges were slightly convex, which made the whole star seem more voluminous. In this form - with convex thick rays, a hammer and a plow - it lasted four years. On April 13, 1922, the plow, which was considered a symbol of the wealthy peasantry, that is, the kulaks, was replaced with a poor sickle (although, most likely, this replacement had a more mundane design explanation: the sickle is easier to depict and easier to perceive). Three months later, on July 11, the shape of the rays of the star was also changed - they were straightened, giving the sign a look familiar to us.
About the red star: the origins of the symbol
An interesting but little touched upon topic is the symbolism of the five-pointed star. This simple symbol is one of the oldest, it began to be used several thousand years before our era. It has become widespread in many cultures and has a great semantic load. The same star, which differs only in color, is present in the symbols of the United States, the European Union, the Soviet Union, China and many other countries and social movements. Since it is widely used to convey various meanings and ideas, for a better understanding of them, we will briefly consider some of its main meanings.
The first known use of the five-pointed star is in the states of Sumer in Mesopotamia in 3000 BC. e. In their writing, such a pictogram denoted a corner, a small room, a pit.
For the ancient Pythagoreans, the pentagram (from the word pentagramos - five-lined) meant five shelters where primitive chaos was placed during the creation of the world, and they were in Tartarus. The darkness in these shelters was considered the source of the soul of the world, as well as the source of wisdom. This pentagram was drawn with two rays up.
The symbol of the goddess ruling this other world is an apple, since when cut in it you can see a pentagram. Therefore, the pentagram was also a symbol of health and the goddess Hygieia. In addition, Pythagoras argued that in geometry, the pentagram is a mathematical perfection. But, without delving into the mathematical characteristics of this figure, let's go further.
In Kabbalah, a pentagram with one ray up means the messiah. The pentagram is also the symbol of Solomon's seal and was for some time the official seal of Jerusalem.
For a Muslim, it can mean the five pillars of the Muslim faith and the five daily prayers.
In Christian Europe, the five-pointed star had a number of symbolic meanings. In addition to the health symbol left over from the ancient world, it symbolized five senses, five fingers with five rays. In religion, the pentagram was used as a symbol of the five wounds of Christ, the five joys of Mary, which brought her the perfection of her son Jesus. It also symbolized the Star of Bethlehem at Christmas (in Russia, the Star of Bethlehem was seven-pointed).
One of the main meanings of the five-pointed star was the symbol of the human nature of Christ, so in the Renaissance, when man and the human person began to take on more and more importance, this symbol also became more important. The five-pointed star resembles a man with outstretched arms and legs apart, like drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. With the development of humanism and atheism, the star began to mean simply the human person, as the new highest value of the new era.
In fact, the five-pointed star and humanistic ideals became widespread during the French Revolution. With the advent of a new atheistic ideology, a person was placed in first place in the system of values, and the star in a humanistic sense became one of the most important symbols. As a result of these changes, the star also became widespread in military symbols, first of the French Republic, and then of other countries. In this sphere, she symbolized the god of war Mars, according to legend, was born from a lily, which resembles a five-pointed star. This sign is used both for identification and for various other designations.
With the spread of values and social forces of the new era, the five-pointed star also began to spread. She has always been an important sign in the symbolism of the Freemasons, a social force that began to acquire worldwide significance after the French and American revolutions. In addition to ancient and occult meanings, the star began to be widely used by them for the public expression of their ideas - the spiritual improvement of man and the elevation of man to the head of the entire value system in an atheistic version. Therefore, the star is widely used in the state symbols of many countries built according to Masonic drawings - the United States, where the stars on the flag also mean the Kingdom of Heaven, the European Union and others.
The five-pointed star is also used by many movements and organizations, and its symbolism is often associated either with the Masonic forces behind them, or with the communist movement that adopted it into its symbolism.
A star with two rays up is used by the Church of Latter Day Saints or Mormons. An inverted star with rays of different colors symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem is also a symbol of the largest fraternalist organization - the Order of the Eastern Star. This order brings together about a million masons in the rank of not less than a master and is known for its charitable activities.
An inverted pentagram with two rays up is one of the main symbols of Satanists. Such a pentagram means Tartarus or hell, the place where fallen angels are imprisoned. Inside the inverted pentagram, the head of Baphomet is also often drawn in the form of a goat's head. All this symbolizes the anti-human nature and the worship of animal passion. The three rays of the star turned downward also signify the rejection of the Holy Trinity.
The pentagram is also often found among the pagans, serving them as one of the symbols of faith - the five ends of the star mean earth, water, air, fire and spirit. Although in ancient times the pagan pentagram was drawn with two beams up, now it is usually depicted with one beam up, so as not to evoke associations with Satanists. Both in antiquity and today, the pentagram remains an important symbol for druids, Wiccans, neo-Pythagoreans and other groups that profess paganism and practice magic.
In the 20th century, when the communist movement began to acquire global significance, and a socialist revolution took place in Russia, new symbols were needed for the new state. Initially, the red star with a plow and a hammer was adopted as the emblem and identification mark of the Red Army. Here the star symbolized the god of war Mars, and this emblem personified the protection of peaceful labor.
However, in the early years, due to the presence of anti-Christian and Zionist elements in the core of the Bolshevik organization, the image of a star with two ends up was accepted. The first Soviet Order of the Red Banner had just such an inverted image of a star.
But such a symbol caused such rejection in society that they soon abandoned it and officially approved the image of a star with one ray up.
But the new country also needed new state symbols, and the red star turned out to be a fairly suitable and popular symbol for this. Therefore, it soon moved from the banners of the army carrying the liberation of the world proletariat to the coat of arms and banners of the first country building communism. In Soviet state symbols, the red star next to the hammer and sickle began to mean the unity of the working people of five continents with a single beginning and goal. The red color symbolized the brotherhood and the blood shed for the freedom of the working people of the whole world.
Alexander P.
An interesting but little touched upon topic is the symbolism of the five-pointed star. This simple symbol is one of the oldest, it began to be used several thousand years before our era. It has become widespread in many cultures and has a great semantic load. The same star, which differs only in color, is present in the symbols of the United States, the European Union, the Soviet Union, China and many other countries and social movements.
Since it is widely used to convey various meanings and ideas, for a better understanding of them, we will briefly consider some of its main meanings.
Andrei Rublev. Transfiguration. 1405
In general, the first known use of a five-pointed star falls on the states of Sumer in Mesopotamia in 3000 BC. e. In their writing, such a pictogram denoted a corner, a small room, a pit.
For the ancient Pythagoreans, the pentagram (from the word pentagramos - five-lined) meant five shelters where primitive chaos was placed during the creation of the world, and they were in Tartarus. The darkness in these shelters was considered the source of the soul of the world, as well as the source of wisdom. This pentagram was drawn with two rays up.
The symbol of the goddess ruling this other world is an apple, since when cut in it you can see a pentagram. Therefore, the pentagram was also a symbol of health and the goddess Hygieia. In addition, Pythagoras argued that in geometry, the pentagram is a mathematical perfection. But, without delving into the mathematical characteristics of this figure, let's go further.
In Kabbalah, a pentagram with one ray up means the messiah. The pentagram is also the symbol of Solomon's seal and was for some time the official seal of Jerusalem.
For a Muslim, it can mean the five pillars of the Muslim faith and the five daily prayers.
In Christian Europe, the five-pointed star had a number of symbolic meanings. In addition to the health symbol left over from the ancient world, it symbolized five senses, five fingers with five rays. In religion, the pentagram was used as a symbol of the five wounds of Christ, the five joys of Mary, which brought her the perfection of her son Jesus. It also symbolized the Star of Bethlehem at Christmas (in Russia, the Star of Bethlehem was seven-pointed).
One of the main meanings of the five-pointed star was the symbol of the human nature of Christ, so in the Renaissance, when man and the human person began to take on more and more importance, this symbol also became more important. The five-pointed star resembles a man with outstretched arms and legs apart, like drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. With the development of humanism and atheism, the star began to mean simply the human person, as the new highest value of the new era.
In fact, the five-pointed star and humanistic ideals became widespread during the French Revolution. With the advent of a new atheistic ideology, a person was placed in first place in the system of values, and the star in a humanistic sense became one of the most important symbols. As a result of these changes, the star also became widespread in military symbols, first of the French Republic, and then of other countries. In this sphere, she symbolized the god of war Mars, according to legend, was born from a lily, which resembles a five-pointed star. This sign is used both for identification and for various other designations.
With the spread of values and social forces of the new era, the five-pointed star also began to spread. She has always been an important sign in the symbolism of the Freemasons, a social force that began to acquire worldwide significance after the French and American revolutions. In addition to ancient and occult meanings, the star began to be widely used by them for the public expression of their ideas - the spiritual improvement of man and the elevation of man to the head of the entire value system in an atheistic version. Therefore, the star is widely used in the state symbols of many countries built according to Masonic drawings - the United States, where the stars on the flag also mean the Kingdom of Heaven, the European Union and others.
The five-pointed star is also used by many movements and organizations, and its symbolism is often associated either with the Masonic forces behind them, or with the communist movement that adopted it into its symbolism.
A star with two rays up is used by the Church of Latter Day Saints or Mormons. An inverted star with rays of different colors symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem is also a symbol of the largest fraternalist organization - the Order of the Eastern Star. This order brings together about a million masons in the rank of not less than a master and is known for its charitable activities.
An inverted pentagram with two rays up is one of the main symbols of Satanists. Such a pentagram means Tartarus or hell, the place where fallen angels are imprisoned. Inside the inverted pentagram, the head of Baphomet is also often drawn in the form of a goat's head. All this symbolizes the anti-human nature and the worship of animal passion. The three rays of the star turned downward also signify the rejection of the Holy Trinity.
The pentagram is also often found among the pagans, serving them as one of the symbols of faith - the five ends of the star mean earth, water, air, fire and spirit. Although in ancient times the pagan pentagram was drawn with two beams up, now it is usually depicted with one beam up, so as not to evoke associations with Satanists. Both in antiquity and today, the pentagram remains an important symbol for druids, Wiccans, neo-Pythagoreans and other groups that profess paganism and practice magic.
In the 20th century, when the communist movement began to acquire global significance, and a socialist revolution took place in Russia, new symbols were needed for the new state. Initially, the red star with a plow and a hammer was adopted as the emblem and identification mark of the Red Army. Here the star symbolized the god of war Mars, and this emblem personified the protection of peaceful labor.
After the February Revolution, the Provisional Government abolished shoulder straps, but did not abandon the "Mars Star". On April 21, 1917, Minister of War and Naval A. Guchkov places a five-pointed star on the pegs of sailors' caps - right above the anchor.
However, the “Mars star” proved itself most clearly after another revolution - the Great October Revolution. No sooner had the young Soviet government begun to form the Red Army than an urgent need arose for new symbols. This was largely due to the fact that in the fire of the Civil War, the opposing sides were often dressed in clothes of the same cut and in battle it was not easy to distinguish strangers from their own.
So the famous red five-pointed star appears for the first time in the symbolism of the Land of the Soviets.
Unfortunately, accurate, documented evidence of the author of this symbol has not been preserved. Some historians believe that the star was proposed by one of the commissars of the Moscow Military District N. Polyansky, others - that this was done by a member of the All-Russian Collegium for the Organization and Management of the Red Army - K. Eremeev.
However, in the early years, due to the presence of anti-Christian and Zionist elements in the core of the Bolshevik organization, the image of a star with two ends up was accepted. The first Soviet Order of the Red Banner had just such an inverted image of a star.
But such a symbol caused such rejection in society that they soon abandoned it and officially approved the image of a star with one ray up.
But the new country also needed new state symbols, and the red star turned out to be a fairly suitable and popular symbol for this. Therefore, it soon moved from the banners of the army carrying the liberation of the world proletariat to the coat of arms and banners of the first country building communism. In Soviet state symbols, the red star next to the hammer and sickle began to mean the unity of the working people of five continents with a single beginning and goal. The red color symbolized the brotherhood and the blood shed for the freedom of the working people of the whole world.
It is authentically known that for the first time the new symbol was mentioned in the Izvestiya newspaper on April 19, 1918. There was published a note that the Commissariat for Military Affairs approved a drawing of a badge in the form of a red star with a golden image of a hammer and a plow. Initially, the red star also carried the image of the book, but it looked too clumsy and the book was removed.
Officially, the symbol called “Mars star with a plow and a hammer” was approved by L. Trotsky’s order of May 7, 1918. The following was also said there: “The Red Army badge belongs to persons serving in the Red Army. Persons who are not in the service of the Red Army are invited to remove these signs immediately. For failure to comply with this order, the guilty will be brought to trial by a military tribunal.
At first, the "Mars star" was worn on a triangular block, clinging to the left side of the chest. However, this form turned out to be inconvenient, and the jewelry company suggested placing stars on wreaths of laurel and oak leaves, which were left over from the old signs.
For a while, the shape and location of the star varied greatly. On July 29, 1918, Trotsky issues another order, where the red star was required to be worn on the band of the cap. Lacquered, the cockade badge had a more convex shape, and the rays of the star had more rounded edges.
The greatest number of rumors, then and now, caused the meaning of the symbol of the red star. Haters of Soviet power immediately remembered the Masons, and even Satanists. About Masons. Of course, they were in Russia for a long time. At first, the Freemasons carried educational ideas, and after Radishchev and the Decembrist uprising, they began to express the interests of the pro-Western liberal nobility, the intelligentsia and the big bourgeoisie.
As you know, the Bolsheviks disliked liberals for a long time, and after the February Revolution, they generally stood on the other side of the barricade. Well, the Masons did not complain at all. Whether it's the case - the symbolism of the United States, which was really created by the Masons, and which no one really hid (hence the stars on the flag, and the pyramid with an eye on the dollar, etc.).
As for the red star, the Bolsheviks were guided in choosing it by the relative novelty of the symbol and its quite traditional meanings - military (“Mars star”), protective (pentagram as a talisman) and guiding (as a symbol of high aspirations).
Of course, the new symbolism (not without the propaganda of opponents of Soviet power) at first aroused superstitious fear among a part of the common people. It was not for nothing that on February 11, 1919, at a conference of the 2nd Soviet (Ukrainian) division, the head of its political department, I. Mints, complained that "peasant youth are full of prejudices against" communes ", against the new" cockade "- the Red Army star ...".
And here the Bolsheviks also made an oversight, placing the new symbol with two rays up. This can be seen both in the first badges and on some Bolshevik posters (for example, D. Moor's poster "Soviet Russia - a besieged camp. All for defense!" 1919). And, as I already wrote, after the work of E. Levy, this position of the star began to be interpreted as a sign of Satanism. At the same time, it was completely forgotten that the inverted pentagram was on the seal of Emperor Constantine (the one who made Christianity the official Roman religion) and was generally interpreted for a long time as a symbol of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (this can be seen, for example, on the icon of Andrei Rublev). Naturally, having discovered such a reaction, the Bolsheviks gave the star a more "decent" position.
Let's see how the commissars of the Red Army themselves explained the symbols of the Red Star to the common people in a 1918 leaflet:
“... The red star of the Red Army is the star of Truth ... Therefore, the plow and hammer are depicted on the Red Army star. The plow of a plowman-man. Hammer hammer-worker.
This means that the Red Army is fighting to ensure that the star of Truth shines on the plowman-man and the hammer-worker, so that for them there is a will and a share, rest and bread, and not just need, poverty and uninterrupted work .... She is the star of happiness for all the poor, peasants and workers. This is what the red star of the Red Army means.
The story of the Red Star did not end there. On January 16, 1919, embroidered stars adorned the new headdress of the Red Army. In form, he copied the helmets of Russian knights, and therefore at first he was dubbed the “hero”. However, soon they began to call him by the names of the famous red commanders - “Frunzevka” and “Budyonovka” (the latter name stuck).
There were changes in the design of the star. April 13, 1922, depicted on it, the plow was replaced by a more elegant sickle. And on July 11 of the same year, the shape of the star also changed - it ceased to be convex, and its rays straightened again. In this form, she finally established herself in the Red (and then Soviet) Army.
In 1923, already without tools (so as not to repeat the military emblem), the Red Star crowned the emblem of the Soviet Union and the emblems of almost all Soviet republics. It is interesting that she got on the coat of arms of the RSFSR later than everyone else - in 1978! It is also interesting that in the 1930s a project was proposed to make a 12-beam star (according to the number of union republics).
Having switched to the coat of arms of the USSR, the five-pointed star has already acquired a more global symbolism. It was already about the five continents, where there is a bloody struggle for the liberation of the working people from exploitation.
In 1924, a five-pointed star appeared on the flag of the USSR, in 1928 (with a portrait of young Lenin) an October star appeared, in 1935 a star decorated with gems crowned the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, and in 1942 a pioneer badge took the form of a star (before that it wore a flag).
It would seem that with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the time of the Red Star also ended. The fragments of the state chose new symbols for themselves, remained only in the symbols of the Communist Parties. It was even said in Russia that it would not hurt to replace the Kremlin stars with double-headed eagles.
However, the growing social tension, moral and economic decline in the post-Soviet space made some political leaders treat Soviet symbols more cautiously. So in 2002, trying to somehow restore the "broken connection of times", Russian Defense Minister S. Ivanov proposed, and President V. Putin approved the return of the five-pointed star to the symbols of the Russian army.
People at all times paid attention to signs and symbols. The five-pointed red star, one ray of which is directed upwards, thanks to the communists, has become one of the main symbols of the USSR. And in a fairly short period, it has become one of the main symbols of totalitarian statehood. Let's find out how the red star became one of the main symbols of the USSR.
How did the history of the red Soviet star begin? After the Great October Revolution, not only the state system changed, but also many signs and attributes went into oblivion. Thus, a new system of symbolism began to take shape. Initially, the emergence of a star as a symbol is associated with Masonic societies. Since the influence of Freemasonry on revolutionary activity in different parts of the world (including the USSR) was truly significant. However, there is no real evidence for this fact.
On the territory of the USSR, the scarlet star appeared as the emblem of the Soviet Army. Unfortunately, today it is not possible to give the exact name of the author of the emblem. So, some historians suggest that for the first time it was proposed for the army by N.A. Polyansky (commissar of the military Moscow district). Other historians associate the name of K.S. with the red star. Eremeevna (commander of the troops of the Petrograd district).
The official history of the emblem begins on April 18, 1918. It was then that a red five-pointed star with a gold border, which depicts a golden hammer and a plow, was appointed by the order of the People's Commissariat for Military Affairs as a badge for all personnel of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA). It became a distinctive sign that allowed people to be divided into “us” and “them”. In this regard, an act was issued that forbade people who were not in the service of the Red Army to wear the emblem. Violation of this rule was punished by the tribunal.
The meaning of the red star. The scarlet star is a heraldic sign that is closely associated with both the Soviet army and directly with the USSR. This sign was depicted on the flag and emblem of the Soviet Union.
What is the meaning of this key symbol of the USSR? It was believed that the star is a symbol that was supposed to unite the world proletariat. So, for example, the 5 ends of a star were associated with 5 continents, on which communism spread. In addition, it is a symbol of security and protection. And the red color was associated with the proletarian revolution, was the color of brotherhood and blood shed in the struggle for the rights of the proletariat.
Also, some scientists associate the scarlet star with the god of war Mars (the ancient Roman god), who was considered the protector and patron of workers. It is possible that some influential Soviet people were guided by this theory.
The image of such a symbol on the flags and emblems of the socialist countries denoted the unity of ideologies and solidarity on the path of development. Many Soviet newspapers described that the red star characterizes the struggle of the peasantry, which was trying to free itself from poverty, hunger, war, and slavery.
Hammer and plow as an addition to the symbol. On the badge of the Soviet army, as described above, there was also an image of a plow and a hammer. They also symbolize the union of workers and peasants. Later, the image was slightly modified: instead of a plow, a sickle was placed on the sign for clarity. But the meaning of the emblem "" did not change from this.
It is also noteworthy that initially the star was depicted with two ends up. However, such an arrangement among the Soviet people was associated with the "satanic" pentagram. And this is in a country where they were treated negatively. So, the star began to be depicted with one end up and two ends down. And the position of the star never changed again. On this occasion, even a large circulation leaflet was issued in the USSR with the title: “Look, comrade, here is the Red Star.”
Zvezda and the Great Patriotic War. During the Second World War, this Soviet emblem began to acquire new qualities. In 1943, along with pre-revolutionary shoulder straps, the stars returned to the army, which helped to distinguish the ranks of officers. In addition, at the same time, the red star is taken as the basis in many orders and medals (for example, the Gold Star medal, the Order of Glory, the Order of the Red Star).
One way or another, the star is considered an ancient symbol that has been and is used in various traditions. Probably, this ensured the cult role of this sign in Soviet society.
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