File:Reichstag flag.jpg

Soldiers raising the flag of Soviet Union on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany in May, 1945. Тhe flag was made from а red tablecloth with the hammer and sickle themselves stamped on. This is the original version of the famous picture seen on the right. Photograph by Yevgeny Khaldei. Public Domain.

Originally copyrighted TASS. Made by a TASS correpondent Khaldei, a journalist, during his official duties. All works copyrighted to Soviet organizations published before 1945 are Public Domain in Russia.