First published in a Soviet magazine in May 1945, this image of a soldier flying the Soviet flag from the roof of the Reichstag in Berlin has become one of the most recognisable symbols of the fall of Nazi Germany at the end of the WW2.
Far from being a candid shot, the photograph was carefully staged by photographer Yevgeny Khaldei, and subsequently manipulated, yet it remains a symbol of some of the key aspects of 20th-century history, not least the appearance of the USSR as a power that would dominate Europe for the next 45 years.
2026-10-31 11:49:05
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Paul :
I still own stuff "made in the USSR".
There was a star. It's just people's bad memory.
2026-10-29 04:31:21
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🥀 :
there has always been a star. I have few flags from SU.
2026-10-28 07:41:17
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Gogu Chelu :
2026-10-28 08:26:34
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arbatashvex :
Encyclopedia from 1935.
2026-11-13 01:16:09
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Mia Ria :
the wikipedia shows the flag with a star.
2026-10-29 13:42:44
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Marcelo Gonzaga :
yes there was...
2026-10-29 15:30:18
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ARKA :
There was never a star above.. I have questioned some of Mandela effects before but this one is 100% one
2026-10-29 19:50:33
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Victor Lazo :
But there is a star above it. Google it, there are dozens of photos of it
2026-10-29 22:03:18
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greengooseMI :
never had a star
2026-10-28 15:59:10
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Katashi :
I am definitely shifting dimensions...
2026-10-28 22:21:58
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Ognjen Savidovic :
there alway was a star wtf
2026-10-28 17:56:30
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Andrey Klimenko :
I was born in 1979 in USSR in “there is a star” timeline. Feel free to ask questions
2026-10-29 11:17:32
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appleuser76794570 :
[Velké LOL] There was …
2026-10-29 14:14:33
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Jon_Ward :
huh, how about that. I do not remember the star at all, but on checking it was always there! I suppose it makes sense, the star appeared on its own on various things.
2026-10-29 10:23:17
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Robin Tan :
I was born in 1980, I remember the star.😂😂😂
2026-11-01 09:56:36
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Rodrigo :
sempre tuvo una stella, siempre la tuvo, Always have it
2026-10-29 21:43:24
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Totalrookie_LV 🇱🇻 :
Yes, there was a star. I grew up in USSR, or rather - under Soviet occupation.
2026-10-28 21:09:50
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Abu Jahal :
FYI
2026-10-29 09:54:36
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your soul mirror :
had a star always
2026-10-28 23:15:49
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Father Phi :
2026-10-28 05:36:11
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BrokenCrownThriller :
Wooooooooooow 🤔
2026-10-28 20:23:16
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Skipper :
It’s right, the star has always been there. I was born and raised in the GDR and saw our “big brother’s” soviet flag with hammer, sickle and star throughout my whole youth.
2026-10-28 10:28:38
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Kali van Karlstein :
There has always been a star
2026-10-28 21:00:08
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