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[[File: | [[File:Comintern Logo.svg|thumb|The hammer and sickle as featured on the symbol of the [[Communist International]].]] | ||
The '''hammer and sickle'''{{Efn|Unicode: '''☭'''}} is a [[Revolution|revolutionary]] symbol used by members and parties of [[Communism|communist]] and other [[Proletariat|working class]] organizations to represent solidarity and unity between the urban and rural [[proletariat]]. The hammer and sickle was adopted as an official symbol of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] in 1923, and since then has gained widespread popularity and adoption across the international communist movement.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article101658.html "Hammer and sickle"] (in Russian). ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia''. Retrieved October 17, 2024. </ref> | The '''hammer and sickle'''{{Efn|Unicode: '''☭'''}} is a [[Revolution|revolutionary]] symbol used by members and parties of [[Communism|communist]] and other [[Proletariat|working class]] organizations to represent solidarity and unity between the urban and rural [[proletariat]]. The hammer and sickle was adopted as an official symbol of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] in 1923, and since then has gained widespread popularity and adoption across the international communist movement.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article101658.html "Hammer and sickle"] (in Russian). ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia''. Retrieved October 17, 2024. </ref> | ||
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=== Usage in the Soviet Union === | === Usage in the Soviet Union === | ||
{{Gallery|File:Hammer and sickle red on transparent.svg|From the 1955–1991 Soviet flag.|File:Soviet Hammer and Sickle (1923-1924, gold).svg|From the 1923–1924 Soviet flag.|File:Falce e martello.svg|From the 1936–1955 Soviet flag.}} | {{Gallery|File:Hammer and sickle red on transparent.svg|From the 1955–1991 Soviet flag.|File:Soviet Hammer and Sickle (1923-1924, gold).svg|From the 1923–1924 Soviet flag.|File:Falce e martello.svg|From the 1936–1955 Soviet flag.}} | ||
=== Other variations === | |||
{{Gallery|File:Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) logo.svg|Symbol of the [[Communist Party of Germany|KDP]].|File:Logo Partito Comunista Italiano 1946.svg|Symbol of the [[Italian Communist Party|PCI]].|File:Communist Labor Party of America logo.svg|Logo of the [[Communist Labor Party of America|CLP]].|File:Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) Emblem.svg|Symbol of the [[Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist|CPI(ML)]].|File:Indochinese communist party.svg|Logo of the [[Indochinese Communist Party|ICP]].|}} | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 17 October 2024
The hammer and sickle[a] is a revolutionary symbol used by members and parties of communist and other working class organizations to represent solidarity and unity between the urban and rural proletariat. The hammer and sickle was adopted as an official symbol of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1923, and since then has gained widespread popularity and adoption across the international communist movement.[1]
Gallery
Usage in the Soviet Union
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From the 1955–1991 Soviet flag.
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From the 1923–1924 Soviet flag.
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From the 1936–1955 Soviet flag.
Other variations
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See also
References
- ↑ "Hammer and sickle" (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
Notes
- ↑ Unicode: ☭