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The '''hammer and sickle''' ([[Unicode]]: {{unichar|262D}}) is a [[Communist symbolism|communist symbol]] representing [[proletarian]] solidarity between [[Farmworker|agricultural]] and [[Industrial labor|industrial]] workers. It was first adopted during the [[Russian Revolution]] at the end of [[World War I]], the [[hammer]] representing workers and the [[sickle]] representing the peasants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Union-of-Soviet-Socialist-Republics|title=Flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> |
The '''hammer and sickle''' ([[Unicode]]: {{unichar|262D}}) is a [[Communist symbolism|communist symbol]] representing [[proletarian]] solidarity between [[Farmworker|agricultural]] and [[Industrial labor|industrial]] workers. It was first adopted during the [[Russian Revolution]] at the end of [[World War I]], the [[hammer]] representing workers and the [[sickle]] representing the peasants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Union-of-Soviet-Socialist-Republics|title=Flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> |
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After [[World War I]] (from which Russia [[Decree on Peace|withdrew]] in 1917) and the [[Russian Civil War]], the hammer and sickle became more widely used as a symbol for labor within the [[Soviet Union]] |
After [[World War I]] (from which Russia [[Decree on Peace|withdrew]] in 1917) and the [[Russian Civil War]], the hammer and sickle became more widely used as a symbol for 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. The hammer and sickle remains commonplace in self-declared socialist states, such as [[China]], [[Cuba]], [[North Korea]], [[Laos]], and [[Vietnam]], but also some [[former Soviet republics]] following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], such as [[Belarus]] and [[Russia]]. Some countries have imposed [[bans on communist symbols]], where the display of hammer and sickle is prohibited. |
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== History == |
== History == |