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The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent | <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 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> | |||
== Meaning == | |||
The meaning of the hammer and sickle has broadened to represent [[Marxism]], [[communism]], and the proletarian struggle. | |||
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
[[File:Hammer and sickle variants.png|thumb|Detailed list of variants of the hammer and sickle and related symbols]] | |||
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 === | |||
* [[ | |||
* [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]] | |||
===== Hammer, sickle, | === 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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 31 March 2023
For the YouTube channel, see The Hammer and Sickle
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]
Meaning
The meaning of the hammer and sickle has broadened to represent Marxism, communism, and the proletarian struggle.
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'.