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| <blockquote>''For the YouTube channel, see [[The Hammer and Sickle]]''</blockquote>[[File:Communist symbol stalin flag.png|213x213px|thumb|The hammer and sickle is a symbol for the international Communist movement.]]
| | The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[solidarity]] – a union between the [[peasantry]] and [[Working class|working-class]]. It was first adapted during the [[Russian Revolution]], the hammer representing the [[workers]] and the sickle representing the [[peasants]].[https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Union-of-Soviet-Socialist-Republics [1<nowiki>]</nowiki>] |
| The '''hammer and sickle''' (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent working class [[solidarity]] – a union between the [[peasantry]] and [[proletariat]]. It was first adopted during the [[October Revolution|Russian Revolution]], the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.<ref>{{Citation|author=Whitney Smith|title=Encyclopedia Britannica|chapter=flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Union-of-Soviet-Socialist-Republics}}</ref>
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| == Meaning ==
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| The meaning of the hammer and sickle has broadened to represent [[Marxism]], [[communism]], and the proletarian struggle.
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| == Variations ==
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| [[File:Hammer and sickle variants.png|thumb|Detailed list of variants of the hammer and sickle and related symbols]]
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| Different parties and countries have adapted the hammer and sickle to their conditions, including:
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| === Hammer, compass ===
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| * [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]]
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| === Hammer, dove ===
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| * [[Communist Party of Britain]]
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| === Hammer, gear ===
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| * [[Communist Party of Turkey]]
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| === Hammer, sickle, gear ===
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| * [[Communist Party of the United States of America|Communist Party USA]]
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| === Hammer, sickle, paintbrush ===
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| * [[Workers' Party of Korea]]
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| === Hoe, AK-47 ===
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| * [[People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)|People's Republic of Mozambique]]
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| === Machete, gear ===
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| * [[People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)|People's Republic of Angola]]
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| === Pickaxe, anchor ===
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| * [[Far Eastern Republic (1920–1922)|Far Eastern Republic]]
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:Marxist symbols]]
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