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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 Russian Revolution, the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.[1]
Semiotic analysis
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'.