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File:Lowering the Soviet Flag.png

Lowering_the_Soviet_Flag.png (366 × 272 pixels, file size: 235 KB, MIME type: image/png)

Summary

Rationale for the fair use of this image in the articles Dissolution of the Soviet Union:

  • The Russian Government has yet to release images of the era into public domain (copyright expires after 50 years)
  • The image is used to show readers the final moment of the USSR's collapse
  • The image is being used in an informative way
  • The image is a small, web-resolution image
  • The image is used to illustrate the event in which the article centres
  • The image's only purpose is to aid in the description of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and for no other purpose
Description

A photo of Soviet flag in Kremlin lowered and changed with the Russian flag on December 25, 1991

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Article

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Portion used

Whole.

Low resolution?

No.

Purpose of use
  • This is the publicity image taken during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Taking a free image of it is impossible.
  • The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject (Dissolution of the Soviet Union), and how it looked in real life.
Replaceable?

No.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Dissolution of the Soviet Union//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lowering_the_Soviet_Flag.pngtrue

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current01:59, 25 September 2020Thumbnail for version as of 01:59, 25 September 2020366 × 272 (235 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
06:36, 22 August 2020No thumbnail600 × 446 (652 KB)CapLiber (talk | contribs)'''Rationale for the fair use of this image in the articles Dissolution of the Soviet Union:''' *The Russian Government has yet to release images of the era into public domain (copyright expires after 50 years) *The image is used to show readers the final moment of the USSR's collapse *The image is being used in an informative way *The image is a small, web-resolution image *The image is used to illustrate the event in which the article centres *The image's only purpose is to aid...

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