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ham·mer and sick·le
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hammer and sicklenoun
the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
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hammer and sicklenoun
in Soviet iconography, the symbols of industry and agriculture
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Hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol of proletarian solidarity that was first adopted – as Russian: серп и мо́лот, translit. serp i mólot: "sickle and hammer" – during the Russian Revolution. At the time of its creation, the hammer stood for the proletariat and the sickle for the peasantry—combined they stood for the worker-peasant alliance for socialism. The sickle symbol resembles a sickle used to harvest grain crops and the hammer is one that would be used to make a razor sharp edge on a sickle or scythe. After World War I (from which Russia withdrew in the year 1917) and the Russian Civil War, the hammer and sickle became more widely used as a symbol for peaceful labor within the Soviet Union and for international proletarian unity. It was taken up by many communist movements around the world, some with local variations. Today, even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the hammer and sickle remains commonplace in Russia and other former union republics, but its display is prohibited in some other former communist countries as well as in countries where communism is banned by law.
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hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle is a symbol used to represent proletarian solidarity – a union between the peasantry and working-class. It was first adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the Russian Revolution. The hammer represents industrial laborers while the sickle represents the agricultural workers. This symbol is most recognized as being associated with communism and socialist movements, including being the emblem on the flag of the former Soviet Union.
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Hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle are a part of communist symbolism and their usage indicates an association with communism, a communist party, or a communist state. This symbol features a hammer and a sickle overlapping each other. The two tools are symbols of the industrial proletariat and the peasantry; placing them together symbolizes the unity between industrial and agricultural workers. This emblem was conceived during the Russian Revolution. It is best known from having been incorporated into the red flag of the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party, along with the red star. It has also been used in other flags and emblems.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hammer and sickle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hammer and sickle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- المطرقة والمنجلArabic
- oraq və çəkicAzerbaijani
- ураҡ һәм сүкешBashkir
- серп і мо́латBelarusian
- сърп и чукBulgarian
- srp a kladivoCzech
- hammer og seglDanish
- Hammer und SichelGerman
- σφυροδρέπανοGreek
- hoz y martilloSpanish
- داس و چکشPersian
- sirppi ja vasaraFinnish
- la faucille et le marteauFrench
- פטיש ומגלHebrew
- sarló és kalapácsHungarian
- մուրճ եւ մանգաղArmenian
- falce e martelloItalian
- 鎌と槌, 鎌とハンマーJapanese
- ნამგალი და უროGeorgian
- орақ пен балғаKazakh
- ញញួរនិងកណ្ដៀវ, ញញួរ កណ្ដៀវKhmer
- 낫과 망치Korean
- орок менен балкаKyrgyz
- срп и че́канMacedonian
- tukul dan sabitMalay
- hamer en sikkelDutch
- hammar och sigdNorwegian Nynorsk
- hammer och sigdNorwegian
- sierp i młotPolish
- foice e marteloPortuguese
- secera și ciocanulRomanian
- серп и мо́лотRussian
- srp i čekić, срп и чекићSerbo-Croatian
- kosak a kladivoSlovak
- srp in kladivoSlovene
- drapëri dhe çekiçiAlbanian
- hammaren och skäranSwedish
- дос ва болғаTajik
- ค้อนเคียวThai
- orak ve çekiçTurkmen
- orak ve çekiçTurkish
- серп і мо́лотUkrainian
- bolgʻaUzbek
- búa và liềmVietnamese
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