Ukraine obtained an unmistakable banner in 1949 under the socialist system. The Red Banner of the Soviet Union with its brilliant sledge, sickle, and star was changed for use in Ukraine by having a flat stripe of light blue added at the base. Later Flag Of Ukraine again announced its autonomy on August 24, 1991, many battled to keep a socialist framework under that banner. In the long run, nonetheless, anticommunist powers were effective, and the banner was supplanted with the patriot blue-yellow standard on January 28, 1992.
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