Red star
- This article is on red star, the symbol. For astronomical meanings of the red star see red dwarf or red giant.
The five-pointed red star is a symbol of Communism and represents the five fingers of the worker's hand, as well as the five (inhabited) continents. It was often used to represent the rule of the Communist Party.
Sometimes the hammer and sickle was depicted inside the red star.
The red star is or was used on several flags and coats of arms of communist states, for example on the flag of former Yugoslavia.
The Russian military newspaper is also called the Red Star (Russian Krasnaya Zvezda).
"Red Star" was the name of several European sport clubs from communist countries. Among them there are two known football clubs:
- FK Red Star (Serbian Crvena Zvezda), Belgrade
- Roter Stern, Leipzig
The red star has been banned in some countries (i.e. in Hungary, it is a criminal offense to publicly show or use this symbol).
A five-pointed red star is also used by Heineken and Mozilla, but without any communist connotation.
"Red Star" is also the name of the first Kid Twist technopunk album.
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