red star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. I ...

is an important ideological and religious symbol. Red Star may also refer to:

Astronomy

Red dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...

, a small and relatively cool star *

Red giant A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses ()) in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius large and the surface temperature around or ...

, a large, cool non-main sequence star

Books

* '' Krasnaya Zvezda'', or ''Red Star'', a Soviet and Russian military newspaper * ''Red Star'' (publication), a 1970–1971 series of American communist publications * ''Red Star'' (novel), a 1908 novel by Alexander Bogdanov * ''

The Red Star ''The Red Star'' is a comic book series created by American artist Christian Gossett and a large team, and first published by Image Comics in 2001. It was one of the first computer-generated comics, making heavy use of line-art from 3D models to p ...

'', a comic book series by Christian Gossett ** ''The Red Star'' (video game), a video game based on that graphic novel * Red Star (comics), a character in the DC universe * Red Star (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Red Star, a fictional planet in the

Dragonriders of Pern ''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a science fantasy series written primarily by American author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. ...

universe * Red Star, a planet-like star in the

Bionicle Bionicle was a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling prop ...

line of toys

Brands

* Beijing Hongxing, or Beijing Red Star, a Chinese baijiu distillery * Red Star, an unrecognized humanitarian protection emblem proposed by Zimbabwe *

Red Star Line The Red Star Line was a shipping 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, Belgiu ...

, a former passenger ocean line between Antwerp and New York City * Redstar Morning Glory, the plant ''

Ipomoea coccinea ''Ipomoea coccinea'' is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae known by several common names including red morning glory, redstar and (ambiguously) Mexican morning glory. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1753. Description Red mor ...

'' *

Red Star Parcels Red Star Parcels was a service which used 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. Send ...

, a former parcels service in the UK * Red Star poultry, another name for the

Red Sex Link Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

breed of poultry *

Red Star Yeast Red Star Yeast Company, LLC is a joint-venture of Lesaffre, 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. Lesaffre Yeast Corp ...

, a brand of yeast produced in Milwaukee, Wisconsin *

Red Star OS Red Star OS () is a North Korean Linux distribution, with development first starting in 1998 at the Korea Computer Center (KCC). Prior to its release, computers in North Korea typically used Red Hat Linux and later switched to a modified Windows ...

, a North Korean Linux distribution

Music

* Bravado Cartel, formerly RedStar, an English rock band * ''Red Star'' (album), an album by Noah Howard * ''Red Star'' (EP), an EP by Third Eye Blind * "Red Stars", a song by the Birthday Massacre from '' Walking with Strangers''

Places

* Red Star, Alberta, Canada * Red Star, Kentucky, US * Red Star, a station on the Pyongyang Metro, North Korea

Other

* Red Star (UK),a revolutionary socialist organisation in Britain * ''Der royter shtern'' (disambiguation) ('The Red Star'), a name used by different Yiddish publications * Red Star, a fictional country in the ''

Wars War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

'' series of video games

Sport

SD Crvena Zvezda Sportsko društvo Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Спортско друштво Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Sports Society), commonly abbreviated as SD Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, СД Црвена звезда, link=no), is a multi-sport c ...

(Sport Society Red Star) (Serbian: ''Sportsko društvo Crvena Zvezda''), a sports association in Belgrade, Serbia **

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

(Serbian: ''Crvena Zvezda Beograd''), a football club which is a member of this association *

Red Star F.C. Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star (), is a French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. In t ...

, a football club in Paris, France *

Red Star FC (Seychelles) Red Star Football Club is a football club from Anse-aux-Pins, Seychelles. It originated in 1993 after the dissolution of the merger between Anse-aux-Pins FC and St Michel United FC. The club plays in the Seychelles Second Division. It has been ...

, a football club in Anse-aux-Pins, Seychelles * FC Red Star Zürich, a football club in Zürich, Switzerland *

Seaham Red Star F.C. Seaham Red Star Football Club 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 ...

, a football club in Seaham, England *

Rudá Hvězda Brno Rudá Hvezda Brno, also known as Red Star Brno and RH Brno was a Czechoslovak football club from the city of Brno. The club existed from 1956 until 1962, playing four seasons in the Czechoslovak First League, the country's top flight. After the 1 ...

, a football club from Brno, Czech Republic * Rudá Hvězda Znojmo, former name of a football club

1. SC Znojmo 1. SC Znojmo FK is a football club from the South Moravian town of Znojmo, Czech Republic. After the 2018–19 season, the club was relegated into the Moravian–Silesian Football League (third level league). History Znojmo won promotion from ...

from Czech Republic * Rudá Hvězda Cheb, a former name of a football club

FK Hvězda Cheb FK Hvězda Cheb is a Czech football club, playing in the town of Cheb. The club was founded in 1951 and refounded in 2001 after a bankruptcy in 1996. The club played for 13 consecutive seasons in the Czechoslovak First League between 1979 and 1992, ...

from Czech Republic * Rudá Hvězda Bratislavax, a former name of the football club FK Inter Bratislava from Slovakia * FK Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane, a former name of a football club KF Drita from Gnjilane, Kosovo * Cherveno Zname, a former name of the football club

PFC CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

from Bulgaria * Estrella Roja FC, a football club from Caracas, Venezuela * Estrela Vermelha do Huambo, a football club from Huambo, Angola *

Estrela Vermelha (Beira) Estrela Vermelha Beira, or simply Estrela Vermelha, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Beira, Mozambique especially known for its football. Estrela Vermelha was relegated from the Moçambola Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Fu ...

, a football club from Beira, Mozambique * Russian Red Stars or MHL Red Stars, an ice hockey team formed with players of the Russian Junior Hockey League * Chicago Red Stars, a football club in Chicago, United States *

HC Kunlun Red Star HC Kunlun Red Star () is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season. History Preparation of the team In March 2016, representatives of Kunlun Red Star and the KHL signed a protocol o ...

, an ice hockey club in Beijing, China