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RFE/RL: National emblems of the former Soviet Union, then and now

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The full moon is pictured behind the Soviet symbol of hammer and sickle atop a building in Moscow late on Aug. 3, 2020.
Photo by AFP

After Belarus (slightly) updated its official crest, we had a look at some other former Soviet emblems, before and after independence.

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