Red star (disambiguation)
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A red star is a red
colored star
. The red star
also often symbolizes Socialism and Communism. It may also refer to:
On Flags and Coats of arms:
In sport:
In fiction:
In astronomy:
In news media:
In music:
Other uses:
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
colored star
Star (symbol)
A star is an ideograph whose outer edge forms a symmetrical polygon whose vertices alternate between joining outward- and inward-pointing pairs of edges. The figure may be the border or interior of the polygon, or one or more closed polygonal paths that include all of the border and also have some...
. The red star
Red star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is an important ideological and religious symbol which has been used for various purposes, such as: state emblems, flags, monuments, ornaments, and logos.- Symbol of communism :...
also often symbolizes Socialism and Communism. It may also refer to:
On Flags and Coats of arms:
- Since Napoleonic times on the Coats of arms of the ValaisValaisThe Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
state of the Swiss Confederation - The New Zealand Royal flag and Coats of Arms New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- The flag of North KoreaFlag of North KoreaThe flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948, as the national flag and ensign. The red star of Communism can be seen on this flag on a white disc. The flag was adopted in 1948, when Northern portion of Korea became a Communist state. The traditional Korean flag was red, white, and blue...
- The state flag of CaliforniaFlag of CaliforniaThe Bear Flag is the official flag of the state of California. The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag.-Design:...
In sport:
- Sport Society Red Star in Belgrade, Serbia established in 1945, or any of its constituent clubs:
- Football Club Red StarRed Star BelgradeRed Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
- Basketball Club Red StarKK Crvena zvezdaKošarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....
- Handball Club Red StarRK Crvena zvezdaRK Crvena zvezda is a team handball club from Belgrade, Serbia. Currently, RK Crvena Zvezda competes in the Serbian First League of Handball...
- Volleyball Club Red StarOK Crvena zvezdaOdbojkaški klub Crvena Zvezda is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena Zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section...
- Athletics Club Red StarAK Crvena ZvezdaAK Crvena zvezda is an athletic club from Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the sports society SD Crvena zvezda.- Men :* National Championships :...
- Ice Hockey Club Red StarKHK Crvena ZvezdaKHK Crvena zvezda is an ice hockey club from Belgrade, Serbia, currently playing in the Serbian Hockey League. The club is a part of the Crvena zvezda sports association....
- Football Club Red Star
- Red Star Saint-OuenRed Star Saint-OuenRed Star Football Club 93 is a French association football club based in Saint-Ouen located in the northern suburbs of Paris. The club was founded in 1897 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third level of French football...
, a football club in Paris, France, established in 1897 - FC Red Star ZürichFC Red Star ZürichFC Red Star Zürich is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland; the club was founded in 1905, and is currently playing in the 2. Liga Interregional.-Players:-Managers:-Presidents:-External links:*...
, a football club in Zürich, Switzerland - Seaham Red Star F.C.Seaham Red Star F.C.Seaham Red Star F.C. is a football club based in Seaham, England. They joined the Wearside League in 1979 as Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star. In the 1978–79 season, they reached the 5th round of the FA Vase. In 1984, they changed to their present name...
, a football club in Seaham, England, established in 1973
In fiction:
- Red StarRed Star (novel)Red Star is Alexander Bogdanov's 1908 science fiction novel about a communist utopia on Mars. Set in early Russia during the Revolution of 1905 and on socialist Mars, the novel tells the story of Leonid, a scientist-revolutionary who travels to Mars to learn and experience their socialist system...
, a 1908 novel by Alexander Bogdanov - The Red StarThe Red StarThe Red Star is a comic book series by Christian Gossett set in a sci-fi/fantasy world described by Gossett as "Mythic [Soviet] Russia". The "Lands of The Red Star" were inspired by both Russian folklore and military history...
, a comic book series by Christian Gossett- The Red Star (video game)The Red Star (video game)The Red Star video game is an action game consisting of constant close and far range combat, based on the The Red Star graphic novel.-Gameplay:...
, a video game based on the graphic novel
- The Red Star (video game)
- Red Star (comics)Red Star (comics)Red Star is a fictional Russian superhero in the DC Universe. A former member of the Teen Titans, he first appeared under the name Starfire in Teen Titans #18...
, a character in the DC universe - Red Star (G.I. Joe)Red Star (G.I. Joe)Red Star is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of toys, cartoons and comics. He is the leader of the Oktober Guard, the Soviet equivalent of the G.I. Joe Team, and successor to Col. Brekhov, the previous leader who died in action....
, a character in the G.I. Joe universe - Red Star, a fictional planet in the Dragonriders of PernDragonriders of PernDragonriders of Pern is a science fiction series written primarily by the late American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 22 novels and several short...
universe - Orange Star, a fictional nation in the Wars video game series by Nintendo, which is known as Red Star in the Japanese versions.
- The Red Star (BionicleBionicleBionicle is a line of toys by the LEGO Group marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. The line was launched on December 30, 2000 in Europe and June/July 2001 in Canada and the United States. "Bionicle" is a portmanteau constructed from the words "biological" and "chronicle"...
), a mysterious planet-like star in the sky that seems to have magical abilities.It also has lifeform(s) living inside it
In astronomy:
- Red dwarfRed dwarfAccording to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star, of the main sequence, either late K or M spectral type....
, a small and relatively cool star - Red giantRed giantA red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius immense and the surface temperature low, somewhere from 5,000 K and lower...
, a large, cool non-main sequence star - Any star with a suitable spectral typeStellar classificationIn astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
- Historically, the planet MarsMarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
has been called a red "star" - Notable controversy surrounds SiriusSiriusSirius is the brightest star in the night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The name "Sirius" is derived from the Ancient Greek: Seirios . The star has the Bayer designation Alpha Canis Majoris...
, a clearly white star which some ancient observers described as a "red star"
In news media:
- Krasnaya ZvezdaKrasnaya ZvezdaKrasnaya Zvezda is an official newspaper of Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence. It was founded on January 1, 1924. Today its official designation is "Central Organ of the Russian Ministry of Defence."...
(Red Star), a Soviet military newspaper
In music:
- Red Star (album), the first Kid TwistKid TwistKid Twist may refer to:*Max Zwerbach, New York gangster and later successor of Monk Eastman*Abe Reles, New York mobster, member of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter's Murder Inc, and later government informant...
technopunk album - Red Star (song) by Third Eye BlindThird Eye BlindThird Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
- Red Stars, by The Birthday Massacre
Other uses:
- The San PellegrinoSan PellegrinoSan Pellegrino is a brand of mineral water with naturally occurring carbonation and additional carbonation added by the bottler, produced and bottled at San Pellegrino Terme, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy...
Italian mineral water trademark - The Heineken International beer logo
- The Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
store chain logo - Red Star, an unrecognized humanitarian protection emblem proposed by Zimbabwe
- Red Star LineRed Star LineThe Red Star Line was an ocean passenger line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgium...
, a former passenger ocean line between Antwerp and New York City, that transported many immigrants to the USA - Redstar Morning Glory, the plant Ipomoea coccineaIpomoea coccineaIpomea coccinea is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae known by several common names including Red Morning Glory, Redstar and Mexican Morning Glory.It was first described by Linnaeus in 1753.- References :...
- Red Star ParcelsRed Star ParcelsRed Star Parcels was a service which utilised passenger trains for transporting parcels between passenger railway stations throughout the United Kingdom, owned and operated by British Rail. It was introduced experimentally on 1 April 1963. Senders could despatch their consignments to a number of...
, a former parcels service in the UK - Red Star poultry, another name for the Red Sex Link breed of poultry
- Red Star YeastRed Star YeastRed Star Yeast Company, LLC is a joint-venture of Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, and Archer Daniels Midland Company.Red Star operates two plants in the United States- a plant in Headland, AL, and a new plant built in 2006 in Cedar Rapids, IA...
, a brand of yeast produced in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Red Star OSRed Star OSRed Star OS is a North Korean Linux-based operating system. Development started in 2002 at the Korea Computer Center. Prior to its development, computers in North Korea typically used English versions of Microsoft Windows. , it is on version 2.0...
, a North Korean Linux distribution - A station on the Pyongyang MetroPyongyang MetroThe Pyongyang Metro is the metro system in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. It consists of two lines: the Chŏllima line runs from Kwangbok station in the southwest to Ragwŏn station in the northeast, and the Hyŏksin line runs north, from Puhŭng station on the banks of the Taedong to...
- Red Star, the emblem of the International Red Star Alliance, the international military Veterinary organization, similar to the International Red Cross, during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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