Hammer and sickle
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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
-
From the 1955–1991 Soviet flag.
-
From the 1923–1924 Soviet flag.
-
From the 1936–1955 Soviet flag.
.svg)
Other variations
_logo.svg){kind=logo}
_Emblem.svg)
See also
References
- ↑ "Hammer and sickle" (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
Notes
- ↑ Unicode: ☭