On December 25, 1991, in Moscow, Russia, television cameras focused on the Kremlin as the red flag of the Soviet Union flew above the building. As night fell, the flag was slowly lowered, and the Russian tricolor was raised in its place. The moment was broadcast worldwide, marking the formal end of the Soviet Union after nearly seven decades. The footage showed a quiet, symbolic transition, as one of the world’s superpowers ceased to exist. The lowering of the flag became one of the most recogni