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Vintage 1971 Soviet Vexillology Reference: "Flags of the States of the World" by Capt. K. A. Ivanov

For vexillologists, naval historians, and collectors of maritime literature, this 1971 original Soviet hardcover reference encyclopedia is a definitive volume. Published in Moscow by Transport (Издательство «Транспорт») and printed at the Kossuth Printing House in Budapest, Flags of the States of the World (Флаги государств мира) was written by long-distance sea captain Konstantin Andreevich Ivanov.

Bound in original terracotta cloth featuring geometric gold foil cover embossing of a flag and globe, this volume provides comprehensive historical and symbolic analyses of world flags and naval ensigns.

Soviet Republic Ensigns, Historical World Flags & International Signal Codes

Featuring parallel Russian and English summaries and tables of contents, this work details global vexillological history:

• Soviet & Imperial Russian Vexillology: Complete listings of Union Republic state flags, Soviet Navy and Air Force ensigns, merchant fleet pennants (Sovtorgflot, Sovneftesindikat, Dalstroy), Tsar Ivan the Terrible banners, and Peter the Great naval jacks.

• Foreign & Historical World Flags: Chronological analysis of national flags across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas (including historical Spanish Republican flags, Malta, Ireland, and Arab Crescent heraldry).

• Maritime Signals & Organizations: Color plates depicting the International Code of Signals (ICS / Международный Свод Сигналов), shipping line house flags, airline pennants, UN flags, and International Red Cross / Geneva Convention flags.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Флаги государств мира (Flags of the States of the World)

• Author: Captain Konstantin Andreevich Ivanov (К. А. Иванов)

• Publisher: "Transport" Publishing House (Москва / Будапешт)

• Publication Date: 1971 (Moscow, USSR)

• Languages: Russian (with English summary & table of contents)

• Binding: Original publisher's terracotta cloth hardcover, gold foil geometric cover art

• Page Count: 240+ pages, richly illustrated in color

• Classification: Vexillology / Maritime Navigation / Soviet Naval History

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