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

Motto of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia

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

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！	Quánshìjiè wúchǎnjiējí hé bèi yāpò de mínzú liánhé qǐlai!	Chinese Soviet Republic
Czech	Proletáři všech zemí, spojte se!		Czechoslovakia
German	Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!		East Germany Template:Country data Volga German ASSR
Hungarian	Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!		Hungarian People's Republic Template:Country data Hungarian Soviet Republic
Mongolian	Орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн!	Oron büriin proletari nar negdegtün!	Template:Country data Mongolian People's Republic
Polish	Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się!		Polish People's Republic
Romanian	Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!		Socialist Republic of Romania
Slovak	Proletári všetkých krajín, spojte sa!		Czechoslovakia Template:Country data Slovak Soviet Republic
Tuvan	Бүгү телегейниң пролетарлары болгаш дарлаткан араттары каттыжыңар!	Pygy delegejniꞑ вroledarlarь polgaş tarladkan araddarь kaddьƶьꞑar!	Template:Country data Tuvan People's Republic Tuvan ASSR

Workers Of The World, Unite! Media

The State Emblem of the Soviet Union had the slogan emblazoned on the ribbons in 15 languages spoken in the republics
The tomb of Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery bearing the slogan "Workers of All Lands Unite"
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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