What is the Hammer and Sickle? ☭

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[@anaquezia5532]

"I think it's✨iconic✨ like the kids say" 😂😂 love that!!

[@tokarev3094]

I would love a video where you go over, in your opinion, the most valuable books/articles or authors the average person might find useful to better understand the material living and working conditions of the average persons in the USSR. I grew up in the West and began reading about the USSR years ago to prove what a dystopia it was and have since been astounded by my previous lack of historical understanding and how laughably incorrect my points of view were on this country. Keep up the great work!

[@LadyIzdihar]

I hope to talk about the kind of knowledge you can gain from magazines actually! It's incredibly humanizing and insightful to read the many magazines that were put out and I'm sure it's not what people expect!

[@adelina7288]

I really like the DPRK's addition of the calligraphy brush! From the list I also liked the Hungarian one from 1949-56 and the Afghan one, just really like the use of wheat stalks. And you are right the hammer and sickle is *iconic*! I hope more people will join you here on youtube because I'd love to see longer videos!! On a side note I am haunted by your review of the Soviet representation in The Queen's Gambit, I never really had any interest in watching the show, but I did watch your video and I think about some of your points on an almost weekly basis and wonder how tf nobody mentioned these things when they were praising the show lol

[@thehippiecatholic]

Progressive Catholic here, it’s great to meet another progressive religious person ❤️

[@cristinasalazar9293]

I'm a Communist Catholic ✨💖🛠💖✨

[@tymanung6382]

1069s 70s South America, both Spanishb+Portuguese speaking used to have whole liberation theology movement. Later, Haiti has the under attack its librration theology of US expelled ex President JeanBerteand Aridtidr???aPhilipoines probably has some followers of thus..US had/has Dorothy Days progressive Catholic Worker movenent. All these have websites +/or videos.

[@giantmoth1287]

I have a Soviet book from the 50s with different poems, stories for kids, there's a lot of rly cool ones, for example traditional stories from different Soviet republic or ones that make fun of a western capitalist, and many others, but my favourite one is about the symbols of the USSR, it talks about how different countries always used dangerous scary animals (like lions or eagles) with weapons as their symbols to threaten their neighbours, but in the USSR we use the hammer and sickle, the red star and gold wheat as our symbols, because the goal is not to threaten other people but the opposite, to live together in peace because "under the sky there's room for everyone who earns their living by work". I always found this short poem for kids so endearing and beautiful because in such a simple comparison it shows how truly wonderful communist values are. When I visit back home I'll put the original under this comment.

[@pigeoncube8881]

there's actually an appliance repairperson in my neighbourhood whose work truck has the gear and sickle of the CPUSA with two hands shaking imposed over it, and i've always wondered if they use that logo intentionally or it came up randomly for them, especially since the hammer is missing and it has additional symbols, but i could swear the gear and sickle blade are the same design

[@pigeoncube8881]

i love the hammer and sickle, but sometimes i love the variations more. i think there's an argument to be made that since the hammer and sickle originated in the USSR, using it without much variation plays into the idea that communists working post-USSR simply want to revive it and not continue the struggle onward, but on the other hand, using the USSR design in the west is a step in pushing back against the idea that the USSR was entirely a bad project. i don't know where i fall on that argument i may have entirely created in my mind, but in my personal life, it's of little consequence, and all of my tools of worker equality symbols are still hammers and sickles. but i do have an enormous soft spot for the mozambican kalashnikov, hoe, and book

[@sungod1384]

Yeah ussr hammer and scikle is cool but the CPUSA flag is clever. They added the gear to construct the letters C and P for communist party. So clever.

[@dialecticalveganegoist1721]

Love your videos on KZbin and Instagram! They're always really informative

[@LongshanMusic]

I love it. The 🇰🇵 one is also excellent. Thank you, Comrade. ☭

[@sudhirkiran]

Great video! Support from India! ❤️ Also, my anxiety shot up when you hovered the flag near the candle 😳🥺

[@carolynfox704]

You mentioned that Lenin held a contest to pick the symbol. Are there are any records of what some of the rejected symbols were?

[@halftime919]

Well, there was a design of the Hammer and Sickle with a sword in the middle. That's all I know

[@salifuu]

another great video, thank you! will you please do a longer video on Islam? i also am very much looking forward to more soviet propaganda videos as i can not read the posters and enjoy hearing your interpretations. also not to make this a long list but i am interested in hearing you discuss the idea of “the new soviet man/woman”

[@Newfoundland1]

Great video! Big fan of your channel here and on tik tok. Greetings from Newfoundland!

[@MalikaBurievaAtabeg]

this is so exciting to learn more about from a family that was part of the soviet union for 3 generations! thank you for sharing!!

[@companerocruz]

So happy to see longer form content from you> Looking forward to more comrade.

[@villyvanwesel664]

One of my favourite random political history factoids is that Austria, as a nation with little in the way of communist history, has incorporated the hammer and sickle into their national coat of arms ever since 1919 (barring 1934-1945 where they presumably remodelled it after the German Reichsadler). The fact that they kept it in their coat of arms during the Cold War might be one of the strongest testiments to the strength of its design Also I'm glad I found your channel! Really informative stuff

[@tymanung6382]

During 1910s through 1930s, Austrial left at times used paramilitary vs..rightwing including attacks.That might be the origin?

[@aleisa3907]

pls talk about islam and womens liberation in the ussr!! this is probably one of my favorite channels now!!

[@tymanung6382]

There is also, as background. an unusual TED Talk by a MS ?? by an Indian Muslim woman who says that the Quran is more pro women's equality than some later hierarchical, reactionary male clergy × their alleged authentic continuation of the theology. For example, there are only a few references. to women's clothing, no specific style promoted !!!

[@gremlin4359]

Great video sister!! A little tip, if you make your video's 10 minutes and 1 seconds its better for yourube algorithm. Now your vid is 9 minutes 59. Keep up the great work!! 😎😎

[@LadyIzdihar]

Thank you!!

[@liasonlee1248]

Well, why waste time on thinking what aesthetics to use on a flag when everyone can recreate such flag with ease? With passion. If such flag is intimidating in the eyes of the oppressors, to send their dogs scramble or running, to bring hope for the oppressed, then it is the most beautiful flag I have ever seen so far.

[@CodexSan]

What is the most beautiful flag, I ask, comrade Izdihar?? I vote for the flag of Angola 🇦🇴🇦🇴🇦🇴 clearly inspired by the socialist movements. though the main force of that country is no longer socialist since decades ago. EDIT, I think it's better to do some more clarifications on the symbols in that flag. You have the Machete, symbolizing the sickle, since in the ex colonies, we would work at sugarcane fields, or coffee fields, so it's more official to the local agricultural practices. And the Gear represents the hammer, or the advanced form of it, mechanical work, industry, In a sense. Even though I'm from Brazil, I can't quite think there's any other communist flag more beautiful than the Angolan one.

[@anthony5247]

Most powerful symbol in the world

[@therantwithgrant4271]

For real. It won WWII

[@anaquezia5532]

Amazing video!! So informative!

[@FazedSoul]

Salam Walekum dear comrade!

[@auroraofclanborealis]

I do love the classic hammer & sickle, but I also really enjoy the gear and wheat.

[@gregorycomey]

5:13 It's important to note that in Indonesia there was a politicide against anyone even suspected to be socialist or sympathetic to the cause.

[@kavakahn9387]

Honestly, as someone who likes designing symbols for fun, I love the hammer and sickle and the message it's supposed to convey, but the main difficulty I have with it is how it can apply to the American worker's struggle, given the fact that peasants aren't really recognized in American culture as anything separate from workers who happen to be rurally stationed, as well as how those in American rural areas tend to hold more archaic, right-winged values due to being more isolated from the urban and industrialized areas, so the American agricultural worker can't really associate with the American industrial worker given how different their respective experiences are, all of which is perhaps done deliberately by the American ruling class. There is definitely an aggressive divide between urban and rural civilians in American society. I would also like to add a note that I'm glad that I'm not the only communist who cares about aesthetics. Aesthetic is definitely a more powerful geopolitical tool than people give it credit for, especially in things like flags, logos, emblems, architecture, and uniforms. You want people to be able to see themselves having a life in a world with your ideologies, which is definitely easier to see when the aesthetics are iconic, or to the very least visually appealing, because, if these things aren't visually appealing, people will stop seeing themselves having a life with such ideologies present and will more likely choose something that has more appealing aesthetics even if the ideology is harmful and problematic. That's how the nazis have gained members even to this day, and genuinely, we need to beat them at their own game, not unlike that which has been seen in exercise culture amongst fellow communists. When it comes to aesthetics in a general sense, communists can be very hit-or-miss. The bright red with gold accents can be great when it's used generously, but a lot of times, they risk overusing it. A lot of the uniforms are the kind that may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they kinda grow on you after a while, although you can still understand most of the inevitable material limitations, like the way armor and weapons were designed, but a lot of times, they kinda fight it, or shoehorn different fashion statements in places where they shouldn't be. Of course, nothing's perfect, and different cultures have different demands in fashion, but America can very much be demanding that way, especially with fast fashion taking a stranglehold on American society, Americans are going to need something sufficient enough to taper off and slow down with, as well as articulate with modern material demands, both tactical and diplomatic.

[@adaml.jensen377]

Angola, Afghanistan, and National Bolshevism all stick out to me as super cool, but the Angola ones just go so hard i can’t imagine anything replacing them as my favorite lol

[@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj]

National Bolshevism is just fascism though. They hold very dehumanizing views about others

[@geverel4692]

Great video comrade!

[@francescoresente6913]

I have to say that I love the way the gear is added to the symbol of the CPUSA. Also the DPRK's brush is great

[@dianaprince5873]

This education is needed. Thank you 🙏

[@mpriddy313]

Thank you for this great content . Appreciate you breaking down stigmas with facts of history.

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

I wanna see the rejected Soviet flags

[@nathanielbatesfisher5875]

i love the more circular ww2 era soviet hammer and sickle personally

[@yazanraouf9604]

The best is the east german one, gotta be one of my favourite genders

[@assassinscreedguy1453]

Thank you for this video. So true, most people who lived during socialism in my country remember it as age of prosperity and 60% of them want it back.

[@gr8cescale]

i'm irish and was pleasantly surprised to see the ICA discussed! lovely!! :D

[@Pravda_]

Thank you for the knowledge!

[@mostreal907]

Enjoyed the video.

[@deannatroiofthemyscira8558]

this is so interesting:) thank you for edifying

[@Blvck_October_93]

I really like the shining paths version of the hammer and sickle. But that may just be my MLM bias lmao

[@stasacab]

And, of course, Karelo-Finnish SSR: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelo-Finnish_Soviet_Socialist_Republic and Karelian ASSR: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_Autonomous_Soviet_Socialist_Republic People that are offended by a symbol of equality should do the same as they do with poor people: look away.

[@greatdestinations7774]

Yes more videos please!!! This was very informative thank you🙂

[@badernera7497]

Imagine getting offended by work tools

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Cause Americans aren't use to working

[@proletarianfem3673]

wonderful video! ty!!

[@megathai]

Goddamn. You look amazing 👏 Also I never knew of this. Thanks for the video.

[@pepeguayabas2502]

I LOVE THE INTRO

[@dreaddisco683]

Fascinating. Fashion on point as always.

[@Ak0tnik]

Awesome video!

[@ProjectMirai64]

Nice video!

[@disolvedecay]

Lovely video! :')

[@anarcho-communist11]

Said very well. Thank you.

[@tymanung6382]

Also, 3rd International.COs coalition seems to have 2?.flags? 1st--- whit field + black outline 5 pint star black hammer + sickle in middle. 2nd ??

[@tymanung6382]

Of course, in Ist Intl + earlier, starting + 1 faction in France's 1789 1st revolution.

[@zacdelos]

I think we can still reclaim it within the cultural milieu of global capitalist hegemony, despite its obvious vilification in the western world. Maybe that's my revolutionary optimism speaking. I still uphold the red star or the red flag from history. Obviously, the starry plough is incredibly unique(ICA) as well.

[@TheMjsanty]

Love this video!

[@goncalogomes9361]

My favorite is, of course, the one from my party! PCP! Portuguese Communist Party!

[@tiagoantunes4915]

Viva o PCP!

[@goncalogomes9361]

@@tiagoantunes4915 Viva!

[@HalloWitch93]

I'm a recent arrival to the socialist/communist scene and am SO thankful for this channel! I wanna learn all that I can about the Soviet Union and what life was really like there, who its leaders really were as people, etc. Just bought Victor Sebestyen's book on Lenin, who I've come to really admire and even look up to. Thank you for all that you do, looking forward to binging your content! You've earned yourself a subscriber, comrade. :)

[@bolshevikproductions]

I have a young pioneer Lenin Ленин badge on my hoodie

[@Sky-ms2us]

in my opinion, the DPRK one is the coolest

[@donthavemyoldphonesoimaden6947]

And the hammer and sickle is still alive as a symbol under the cpc

[@koba2140]

☭ Great Video! ☭

[@jmagowan12]

Go míle Maith agat/ Many thanks! Its not very often the Symbol of the Irish working class/ starry plough gets mentioned! Grá den Éire mo comrád/ Love from Ireland my Comrade.

[@jmagowan12]

I mean if the symbol of working people coming together in equality angers who I think maybe you're idea or freedom may contradict the peoples idea of freedom.

[@SlowlyYouRot]

Been laser cutting tiny hammer and sickles on some of my dollar bills. Getting it out in the world anyway I can. lol The DPRK one is dope because i'm a struggling artist as well as someone who does manual labor for a living.

[@sammywammy6116]

3:50 "A certain party in the US" ayyye we see you

[@khairulbinayop7210]

look at this ☭

[@chreeess]

I like the gear and machete on Angolas flag!

[@tazerdemt7354]

5:58 woooahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Deibi078]

Слава Сталину

[@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj]

Why was Stalin a good leader? His policies that were supported by his Allies brought about unjust state terrorism. That is not good. He was also very paranoid and distrustful, overall, not a good leader at all. He doesn’t get credit for the victory against fascism, the men and women of the Red army do.

[@emmanuelcunha8433]

my favorite flag, as a brazilian, is the brazilian comunist party S2

[@TheEyesOfNye]

I’m very emotionally attached to the symbol. The sight of it actually lifts my spirits. I sort of wish China had it in their flag. But of course logically that’s not a big deal.

[@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj]

They were going to but they said it was too similar to USSR flag

[@tymanung6382]

CCParty flag uses both hammer + sickle.

[@heirloom100]

Ayyy. Uzbekistan ❤

[@ludviglidstrom6924]

Your audio is quite low

[@lumpenlodge]

Anya Turnbull's video on the Hammer and Sickle is such clown propaganda. She doesn't seem to have a problem with genocidal stars and stripes or union jack though.

[@mingthongchai2024]

Is the flag u hold is real Russian flag? There's a star on it, what's that star for?

[@Tevyat4o3]

Comment here if u support north Korea and the communist

[@barislovescats]

hi comrade

[@northuniverse]

☭

[@HxH2011DRA]

A based symbol

[@twilliams2558]

I love the Hamsic, but I do struggle to come up with a (quick) objective reason as to why it’s not offensive, in the way the sw*stic* is, without having to take apart 50 other arguments. I suppose I don’t know the history of the latter, which could help. If anyone has a quick and easy response to this accusation, please respond here!

[@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj]

The hammer and sickle is not offensive because it represents solidarity with your social class, a class based upon its place in the relations of production. If it represents Marxist Leninist states however, one could see it as a representation of state terrorism

[@person-yu8cu]

Is this a joke? The latter is a symbol of white supremacy and genocide. The former represents working class power.

[@dorothydepth000]

It's important to remember that most of what you hear in the capitalist media about the "crimes of communism" are outright lies started by Nazis (e.g. Goebbels), Nazi collaborators (e.g. Ivan Koshkin, the man whom Solzhenitsyn used as his source), and traitors (e.g. Khrushchev, Solzhenitsyn). I recommend reading Grover Furr, starting with "Khrushchev lied" and "Stalin and the struggle for democratic reform". You might also find various interviews of Grover Furr here on youtube speaking about his research. Also the Finnish Bolshevik is a great channel here that debunks myths about communism and USSR while always providing lots and lots of sources.

[@death2colonialism]

Swastika aka Nazis which it represents was the oppression of people based on their race and ethnicity. They considered anyone not part of their in-group to be sub human and worthy of extermination. Hammer and Sickle aka communists have no such aim. Their struggle is against the bourgeois and the oppression of them. How would you consider the two same? I don't know. But when the whole of Western media and state is owned by those oppressors I guess this is what you get as your world view.

[@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj]

@@death2colonialism for future reference, that is called Cultural hegemony

[@Eddie-px9fb]

oh noooooo. some nazis had a bad time in the ussr. however will i live?!?!?!?!

[@sebastiantigani2720]

Algorithm

[@gilrosenberg6608]

Just seen this one.. and i tend to agree.. but don't forget that the Soviet union was deeply rooted with white Russian supremacy .. and in the politburo there was no uzbeks /azars or any of the Muslim SSRs.. so.. yeah..not sure if your hijab was taken well strolling around red square..😊

[@goturmatau]

uup

[@ZZ2X-LEGEND2025]

Soviet>>>zz2x

[@Lulu-uk8cg]

I’m an trans anarcho communist and I took zero offence to this video. Werk qween. APttP ✊

[@Lulu-uk8cg]

And thank you for the disclaimers. If you could mention the minorities most negatively affected by the USSR I’d appreciate it. I think it’d make the content more palatable to queer folks. Cause there’s a lot of nuance between say Russia and Eastern Germany at the time and what queer rights meant to their regimes and people.

[@bedviere]

what about other genders tho sadge

[@pacovides5364]

¿?

[@user-tx6ii9pm4d]

We in britain support Vladimir Putin and Russia. Russia rules.

[@Nestor__Makhno]

We Communists do not support Vladimir Putin. Nor the capitalist russia.

[@zenche265]

Sickle - means small bourgeoisie in its core. Peasants who are they? Small bourgeois. Unity of proletariat and small bougoisie is the essence of Soviet Union. Unfortunately, party bosses were very far from marxism and understanding what was their country about.

[@user-ht9nm9et3y]

Очень плохо что в вашем странн РУССАФОБИЯ и по этому переводов нету, и мне не понятно о чём речь.

[@rezazazu]

Muslim Communist? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tipperzack]

I was looking for history your just defending the symbol of a nation that invaded and conquered other nations.

[@martinmcnamara7705]

You didn’t live under it! You weren’t even born!

[@liasonlee1248]

Me either, that is why it is a symbol of hope to me.