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]] .]] hat Insignia .]] The five-pointed red star (a . ORIGINS The origins of the Red Star are found in the Russian Civil War and the end of the First World War . Those Russian troops fleeing from the Austrian and German fronts who found themselves in Moscow in 1917 mixed with the local Moscow garrison. To distinguish the Moscow troops from the influx of retreating Russians the officers gave out tin stars to the Moscow garrison soldiers, to wear on their hats. When those troops joined the Red Army and the Bolsheviks they painted their tin stars red (for Communism ), thus creating the original Red Star. Another story has it that the Red Star was introduced by Jew s in the Red Army. According to this story these Jewish members of the Red Army believed that the Revolution would create the Promised Land in Russia, although this story is believed to be dubious. The red star is or was used on several Flag s and Coats Of Arms of Communist State s, for example on the Flag Of Former Yugoslavia , and in some separatist and socialist movements, like Estelada Flag in Catalan Countries . Sometimes the Hammer And Sickle was depicted inside or below the star. Since the fall of the Soviet Bloc , the red star has been banned in some countries (e.g. in Hungary , it is a criminal offense to publicly show or use the symbol). The Russian military still uses the Red Star and many former USSR member nations still have it on military equipment. The Russia n military Newspaper is also called the ''Red Star'' ( Russian '' Krasnaya Zvezda ''). Several Sporting clubs from communist countries used the red star as a symbol, and at least two named themselves after it: The red star has been used by many supporters of socialism in the US, perhaps the best example being Rage Against The Machine , a rock band of the 1990s. The band members used the red star as a symbolic representation of their own progressive ideas, and used their music as an outlet for activism and social change. A yellow star, particularly on a red field, often has the same symbolism. The Far Eastern Republic used a yellow star on it's military uniforms (The People's Revolutionary Army), with the same symbolism as that of the Red Star. OTHER USES A five-pointed red star is also used by California , Heineken , Mozilla , and Macy's , but without any communist connotation. SEE ALSO |
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