Context (Field collection)
This flag was purchased at the Ecseri Flea Market, Budapest in 1998.
Event Date 1998
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Red ceremonial flag with Lenin Russian Inscription'
Event Date 2003
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Production / use)
This flag was sold to Andre Czegledy as one left by the Soviet soldiers who departed Hungary in the Spring of 199X after several decades of occupation. It is likely that this story is true, although it could not be confirmed by Andre Czegledy at the time. When the Soviet troops departed from Hungary they sold off considerable possessions, partly as a last-ditch effort to generate hard currency and/or money to make purchases of things difficult to acquire in the Soviet Union of the time.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial flag (Russian). Red with gold threading. Several colours. The large flag is double-sided with a coat of arms on one side and a head of Lenin on another. Inscription is in Russian.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial Soviet Union Flag. Rectangular flag made of red silk and yellow fringe around the edges. On one side it is embroidered with Soviet Union emblem and on the other side is Lenin. On both sides there are Russian phrases embroidered in golden thread.
Event Date 15/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth