hammer and sickle
Communism's crossed tools
The hammer and sickle is a symbol of communism representing the unity of industrial workers (the hammer) and agricultural peasants (the sickle).
It was the emblem of the Soviet Union and remains associated with communist parties and movements worldwide.
The symbol appears on flags, propaganda, and political imagery: The hammer and sickle flew over the Kremlin for decades.
Former communist superpower
- KremlinMoscow's fortified government seat
- Red ArmySoviet ground forces
- BolsheviksLenin's revolutionary party
- LeninSoviet state founder
Stalin · October Revolution · Pravda · KGB · Iron Curtain · Cold War · Sputnik · Red Square
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- socialismCommunal economic control
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
Stalinism · Bolshevism · classless · proletariat · egalitarianism · central planning · redistribution · comrade
Representational mark or sign
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
crest · badge · heraldry · standard · ensign · coat of arms · seal · device
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- working classManual laborers collectively
- unionJoining into one
- factoryIndustrial production facility
industrial · blue-collar · toilers · solidarity · collective · masses · labor movement · workforce
Organized resistance to power
- October RevolutionSoviet founding coup
- Bolshevik Revolution1917 communist coup in Russia
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- overthrowForcible removal from power
liberation · resistance · class warfare · barricades · Red Guards · revolutionary · agitation · propaganda
Furnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- harvestGathering mature crops
- metalworkShaped metal objects
blacksmith · agricultural · industrial · craftsmanship · labor · scythe · grain · threshing
USSR
Former communist superpower
- KremlinMoscow's fortified government seat
- Red ArmySoviet ground forces
- BolsheviksLenin's revolutionary party
Lenin · Stalin · October Revolution · Pravda · KGB · Iron Curtain · Cold War · Sputnik · Red Square · Soviet Union
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- socialismCommunal economic control
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
Maoism · Stalinism · Bolshevism · classless · proletariat · egalitarianism · central planning · redistribution · comrade · Marx
symbol
Representational mark or sign
iconography · crest · badge · heraldry · standard · ensign · coat of arms · seal · device · motif
proletariat
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- working classManual laborers collectively
- unionJoining into one
factory · industrial · blue-collar · toilers · solidarity · collective · masses · labor movement · workforce · trade union
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- October RevolutionSoviet founding coup
- Bolshevik Revolution1917 communist coup in Russia
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
overthrow · liberation · resistance · class warfare · barricades · Red Guards · revolutionary · agitation · propaganda · vanguard
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
metalwork · blacksmith · agricultural · industrial · craftsmanship · labor · scythe · grain · threshing · foundry
- Communist Symbolsred star, Soviet flag, red banner, CCCP, raised fist
- Soviet Artpropaganda posters, Soviet architecture, Soviet design, political posters, Kazimir Malevich
- national symbolsnational emblem, national seal, national motto, national colors, national tree
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- Soviet communismLenin, Stalin, Leninism, Bolsheviks, Stalinism
hammer and sickleswastika
Cross with angled arms
fasces · dollar sign · Stars and Stripes · Union Jack · corporate logo
hammer and sickleStars and Stripes
American national banner
American flag · bald eagle · Statue of Liberty · Star-Spangled Banner · Union Jack
hammer and sicklepeace symbol
Anti-war movement emblem
peace sign · olive branch · dove · white flag · yin and yang
hammer, hammering, hammered, hammers, sickle, hammerhead, sickles, sickled, hammerer