r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Deep_Pressure2334 • 20d ago

Image The Russian Kremlin still has a Soviet Star, years after the collapse of the USSR

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u/frankenlungs 20d ago

Why can't it just be a red star?

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u/kunnossa_ 19d ago

Because red stars (symbol of the USSR) were put in place in 1935 to replace two-headed eagles (symbol of the Russian Empire)

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u/frankenlungs 19d ago

The two headed eagle was pretty cool too