The State Emblem of the Soviet Union was the official symbol of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics adopted in 1923 and used until the dissolution of the state in 1991.
Photo (after renovation in 2010)
The 1946 version on a Soviet postage stamp
Soviet state emblem on the building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2011. 16 ribbons are present.
Cover page of a 1974 Soviet passport.
The political slogan "Workers of the world, unite!" is one of the rallying cries from The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The original phrase literally meant 'Proletarians of al
State Emblem of the Soviet Union
…globe, in the rays of the sun and surrounded by ears of grain (wheat), in a red ribbon with the inscription in the languages of the union republics "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" In the upper part of the coat of arms is a five-pointed red star with a yellow border. It was the first (apart from the earlier created emblems of the…
The tomb of Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery bearing the slogan "Workers of All Lands Unite"
The slogan inscribed in four languages on a wall behind the Karl Marx Monument, Chemnitz, Germany
In this still from the historical drama The Man with the Gun, the phrase (in pre-reform Russian orthography) is depicted on a banner in the background.