What is Hammer and sickle?
'''Hammer and sickle''' are [[symbol]]s that have generally been associated with [[communism]]. The [[hammer]] is a symbol for work done in [[industry]], the [[sickle]] stands for work done in [[agriculture]]. Several countries have made the use of these symbols illegal, when they outlawed the communist party. These countries include [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. However, some countries (especially communist ones) still commonly use the symbol, such as [[Angola]] in its flag, the flags of some cities in [[Russia]] (an former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] state), and [[China]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]] in the logos of their respective dominant political parties, for example. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, Logo um 1920.svg|The logo of the [[Communist party of Germany]] was made in 1918. It shows both the hammer and the sickle. The party itself was active from 1918 to 1956, when it was banned. The filled [[red star]] is another symbol for communism. File:Hammer and Sickle - Kerala.jpg|A [[tableau vivant]] showing the hammer and sickle, in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The communists have been part of the government of Kerala, since 2006. File:Logo of the Fourth International.svg|Logo of the [[Fourth International]], 1938. The Fourth international is made of organisations with [[Trotskyism|Trotzkyist]] background. It was founded because there were many organisations with [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] backgrounds at [[Comintern]]. </gallery> [[Category:Communism]] [[Category:Symbols]]