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The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[solidarity]] – a union between the [[peasantry]] and [[ | The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[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> | ||
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
Different parties and countries have adapted the hammer and sickle to their conditions, including: | Different parties and countries have adapted the hammer and sickle to their conditions, including: | ||
=== Hammer, compass === | |||
===== Hammer, sickle, | * [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]] | ||
=== Hammer, dove === | |||
* [[Communist Party of Britain]] | |||
=== Hammer, gear === | |||
* [[Communist Party of Turkey]] | |||
=== Hammer, sickle, gear === | |||
* [[Communist Party of the United States of America|Communist Party USA]] | |||
=== Hammer, sickle, paintbrush === | |||
* [[Workers' Party of Korea]] | * [[Workers' Party of Korea]] | ||
===== | === Hoe, AK-47 === | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)|People's Republic of Mozambique]] | |||
=== Machete, gear === | |||
* [[People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)|People's Republic of Angola]] | |||
=== Pickaxe, anchor === | |||
* [[Far Eastern Republic (1920–1922)|Far Eastern Republic]] | |||
==== | == References == | ||
[[Category:Marxist symbols]] | [[Category:Marxist symbols]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 28 August 2022
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity – a union between the peasantry and proletariat. It was first adopted during the Russian Revolution, the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.[1]
Variations
Different parties and countries have adapted the hammer and sickle to their conditions, including:
Hammer, compass
Hammer, dove
Hammer, gear
Hammer, sickle, gear
Hammer, sickle, paintbrush
Hoe, AK-47
Machete, gear
Pickaxe, anchor
References
- ↑ Whitney Smith. Encyclopedia Britannica: 'flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'.