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Bandiera Rossa

1908 · 20th century

"Bandiera Rossa" ("Red Flag") is one of the best-known songs of the Italian labour movement. It celebrates the red flag as the symbol of the socialist and communist movements. Carlo Tuzzi wrote the text in 1908 and set it to a melody taken from two Lombard folk songs. The song is often called by its opening words instead, partly to avoid confusion with "Le tre bandiere", another Italian socialist song.

Songs in history

Bandiera Rossa1908

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bandiera Rossa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bandiera-rossa
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“Bandiera Rossa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bandiera-rossa. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bandiera Rossa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bandiera-rossa.
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