Workers of the world, unite!

"Workers of the world, unite!" is a slogan from The Communist Manifesto. It means that the working class should work together to get rid of capitalism and win the class war.^[1]^[2]

History

The original phrase in German was "Proletarians of all countries, unite!".

In other languages

This slogan was used as a motto by many communist and socialist states during the Cold War.

Motto of the Soviet Union

In each Soviet republic, the same motto was used in the local language.

Language	Motto	Transliteration	Used by
Abkhaz	Атәылақуа зегьы рпролетарцәа, шәҽеидышәкыл!code: ab is deprecated		22x20px Abkhaz ASSR
Armenian	Պրոլետարներ բոլոր երկրների, միացե՛քcode: hy is deprecated	Proletarner bolor yerkrneri, miats’ek’!	22x20px Armenian SSR
Avar	Киналго улкабазул пролетарал, цолъе нуж!code: av is deprecated		File:Flag of the Dagestan ASSR.svg Dagestan ASSR
Azerbaijani	Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин!code: az is deprecated	Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin!	22x20px Azerbaijan SSR File:Flag of the Dagestan ASSR.svg Dagestan ASSR
Bashkir	Бөтә илдәрҙең пролетарийҙәре, берләшегеҙ!code: ba is deprecated		File:Flag of the Bashkir ASSR.svg Bashkir ASSR
Belarusian	Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся!code: be is deprecated	Praletaryji ŭsich krajin, jadnajciesia!	22x20px Byelorussian SSR
Chechen	Массо а мехкийн пролетареш, цхьанакхета!code: ce is deprecated		Template:Country data Checheno-Ingush ASSR
Chuvash	Пӗтӗм тӗнчери пролетарисем, пӗрлешӗр!code: cv is deprecated		22x20px Chuvash ASSR
Crimean Tatar	Бютюн мемлекетлерининъ пролетарлары, бирлешинъиз!code: crh is deprecated		Template:Country data Crimean ASSR
Erzyan	Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза!code: myv is deprecated		22x20px Mordovian ASSR
Estonian	Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege!code: et is deprecated		File:Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1990).svg Estonian SSR
Finnish	Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!code: fi is deprecated		Template:Country data Karelo-Finnish SSR 22x20px Karelian ASSR
Georgian	პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით!code: ka is deprecated	Proletarebo qvela kveqnisa, sheertdit!	Georgian SSR
Ingush	Масса а мехкашкара пролетареш вӀашагӀкхета!code: inh is deprecated		Template:Country data Checheno-Ingush ASSR
Kabardian	Хэгъэгу пстэухэм япролетариехэр, зы шъухъу!code: kbd is deprecated		Kabardino-Balkar ASSR
Kalmyk	Цуг-орн нутгудын пролетармуд, негдцхәтн!code: xal is deprecated		Kalmyk ASSR
Karachay-Balkar	Бютеу дунияны пролетарлары, бирлешигиз!code: kbd is deprecated		Kabardino-Balkar ASSR
Kazakh	Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер!code: kk is deprecated	Barlyq elderdıñ proletarlary, bırıgıñder!	22x20px Kazakh SSR
Komi	Став мувывса пролетарийяс, oтувтчой!code: kv is deprecated		Komi ASSR
Kyrgyz	Бардык өлкөлордүн пролетарлары, бириккиле!code: ky is deprecated	Bardık ölkölordün proletarları, birikkile!	Kirghiz SSR
Latvian	Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!code: lv is deprecated		Latvian SSR
Lithuanian	Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės!code: lt is deprecated		Lithuanian SSR
Mari	Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза!code: chm is deprecated		22x20px Mari ASSR
Moksha	Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза!code: mdf is deprecated		22x20px Mordovian ASSR
Ossetian	Ӕппӕт бӕстӕты пролетартӕ баиу ут!code: os is deprecated		22x20px North Ossetian ASSR
Romanian (Moldovan Cyrillic)	Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, уници-вэ!code: ro is deprecated	Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!	22x20px Moldavian SSR
Russian	Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!code: ru is deprecated	Proletarii vseh stran, sojedinjajtesj!	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Sakha	Бары дойдулар пролетарийдара, холбоһуҥ!code: sah is deprecated		Yakut ASSR
Tajik	Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед!code: tg is deprecated	Proletarhoji hamaji mamlakatho, jak şaved!	Tajik SSR
Tatar	Барлык илләрнең пролетарийлары, берләшегез!code: tt is deprecated		Tatar ASSR
Turkmen	Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң!code: tk is deprecated	Ähli ýurtlaryň proletarlary, birleşiň!	22x20px Turkmen SSR
Udmurt	Вань странаосысь пролетарийёс, огазеяське!code: udm is deprecated		Udmurt ASSR
Ukrainian	Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся!code: uk is deprecated	Proletari vsich krajin, jednajtesja!	Ukrainian SSR
Uzbek	Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз!code: uz is deprecated	Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz!	22x20px Uzbek SSR

Motto of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

Language	Motto	Transliteration
Macedonian	Пролетери од сите земји, обединете се!code: mk is deprecated	Proleteri od site zemji, obedinete se!
Serbo-Croatian	Пролетери свих земаља уједините се!code: sh is deprecated / Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!code: sh is deprecated	Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!
Slovenian	Proletarci vseh dežel, združite se!code: sl is deprecated

Motto of other countries

Language	Motto	Transliteration	Used by
Chinese	全世界無產階級和被壓迫的民族聯合起來！code: zh is deprecated	Quánshìjiè wúchǎnjiējí hé bèi yāpò de mínzú liánhé qǐlai!	Chinese Soviet Republic
Czech	Proletáři všech zemí, spojte se!code: cs is deprecated		Czechoslovakia
German	Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!code: de is deprecated		East Germany Template:Country data Volga German ASSR
Hungarian	Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!code: hu is deprecated		22x20px Hungarian People's Republic Template:Country data Hungarian Soviet Republic
Mongolian	Орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн!code: mn is deprecated	Oron büriin proletari nar negdegtün!	Template:Country data Mongolian People's Republic
Polish	Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się!code: pl is deprecated		22x20px Polish People's Republic
Romanian	Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!code: ro is deprecated		22x20px Socialist Republic of Romania
Slovak	Proletári všetkých krajín, spojte sa!code: sk is deprecated		Czechoslovakia Template:Country data Slovak Soviet Republic
Tuvan	Бүгү телегейниң пролетарлары болгаш дарлаткан араттары каттыжыңар!code: tyv is deprecated	Pygy delegejniꞑ вroledarlarь polgaş tarladkan araddarь kaddьƶьꞑar!	Template:Country data Tuvan People's Republic 22x20px Tuvan ASSR

Workers Of The World, Unite! Media

Coat of arms of the Soviet Union 1.svg

The State Emblem of the Soviet Union had the slogan emblazoned on the ribbons in 15 languages spoken in the republics
Karl Marx Grave.jpg

The tomb of Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery bearing the slogan "Workers of All Lands Unite"
Chelovek s ruzhyom-Tenin Shtraukh Gelovani.jpg

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.

References

↑ Gabrijela Kišiček; Igor Ž. Žagar (3 October 2013). What Do We Know About the World?: Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives. University of Windsor. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-920233-70-2. One of the most famous rallying cries of communism Workers of the world, unite!
↑ Simon Levis Sullam (21 October 2015). Giuseppe Mazzini and the Origins of Fascism. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-137-51459-2. only a few years later, would give the famous rallying cry Workers of t...

[Ki.C5.A1i.C4.8Dek.C5.BDagar2013-1] Gabrijela Kišiček; Igor Ž. Žagar (3 October 2013). What Do We Know About the World?: Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives. University of Windsor. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-920233-70-2. One of the most famous rallying cries of communism Workers of the world, unite!

[Sullam2015-2] Simon Levis Sullam (21 October 2015). Giuseppe Mazzini and the Origins of Fascism. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-137-51459-2. only a few years later, would give the famous rallying cry Workers of t...

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