hammer and sickle

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === 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. (metonymic) Socialism or communism itself. ==== Derived terms ==== hammered and sickled hamsick sickle and hammer ==== Translations ==== === See also === ☭ Red Star === Further reading === hammer and sickle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:hammer and sickle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons