hammer and sickle
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Etymology[edit]
The symbol was developed by Yevgeny Kamzolkin in 1917, based on antetypes like hammer and pick (symbol of mining). The hammer represents workers, while the sickle represents farmers.
Noun[edit]
hammer and sickle (plural hammers and sickles)
- A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- (metonymically) Socialism or communism itself.
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Translations[edit]
symbol of communism
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Further reading[edit]
- hammer and sickle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:hammer and sickle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons