This is the Red Flag of the Soviet Union (1922-1991) – with variants in existence prior to 1917 and 1922. The Red Flag is not

This is the Red Flag of the Soviet Union (1922-1991) – with variants in existence prior to 1917 and 1922. The Red Flag is not
As Trotsky began to read, Ramon Mercader produced an ice-pick hidden within the lining of his jacket, and hit Trotsky in the back of the head – and then tried to finish the job by strangulation – but Trotsky’s bodyguards entered the room and began to beat Ramon Mercader to death.