Where is the i serve the soviet union meme from

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also known as the USSR or the Soviet Union) consisted of Russia and 14 surrounding countries. The USSR’s territory stretched from the Baltic states in Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean, including the majority of northern Asia and portions of central Asia.

The scene is seen in the fourth episode of the HBO miniseries, where General Nikolai Tarakanov thanks the laborers, who helped clean up the radiation from the roof of the power plant. They all respond uniformly; “I Serve the Soviet Union”.

flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. national flag consisting of a red field with a crossed gold hammer and sickle in the upper hoist corner and beneath a gold-bordered red star. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.

It existed for 69 years, from 1922 until 1991. It was the first country to declare itself socialist and build towards a communist society. It was a union of 14 Soviet socialist republics and one Soviet federative socialist republic (Russia). The Soviet Union was created about five years after the Russian Revolution.