In Soviet Russia, the five-pointed star symbolized the protection of peacetime labor by the Red Army (again, like in Ancient Rome, where Mars was also the protector of the agricultural workers). Later, the five-pointed star with a two-headed eagle inside it was used to mark military trains and carriages. In 1854, the star began to be used on shoulder straps. On January 1, 1827, the law was signed that put a five-pointed star on the epaulets of officers and generals. It was then called the “Mars star,” reminiscent of Mars, the Ancient Roman god of war. It first appeared as a military symbol in Tsarist Russia. The red five-pointed star is a symbol of the ultimate triumph of the ideas of communism on the five (inhabited, excluding Antarctica) continents of the globe. In Hungary, Latvia, Indonesia, Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania, communist symbols are banned and displays in public for non-educational use are considered a criminal offense. Some parties have a modified version of the hammer and sickle as their symbol, most notably the Workers' Party of Korea which includes a hammer representing industrial workers, a hoe representing agricultural workers, and a brush (traditional writing-implement) representing the intelligentsia. The hammer and sickle have become the pan-communist symbol, appearing on the flags of most communist parties around the world. The flags of Transnistria, Vietnam, China, North Korea, Angola and Mozambique would all incorporate similar symbolism under communist rule. The flag of the Soviet Union incorporated a yellow-outlined red star and a yellow hammer and sickle on red. These symbols often appear in yellow on a red background. Communist symbolism represents a variety of themes, including revolution, the proletariat, peasantry, agriculture, or international solidarity.Ĭommunist states, parties and movements use these symbols to advance and create solidarity within their cause.

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