hammer and sickle
Meanings
noun
- A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- Socialism or communism itself.
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Etymology
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.
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