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
[change | change source]The original phrase in German was "Proletarians of all countries, unite!".
In other languages
[change | change source]This slogan was used as a motto by many communist and socialist states during the Cold War.
Motto of the Soviet Union
[change | change source]In each Soviet republic, the same motto was used in the local language.
| Language | Motto | Transliteration | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza | Акъральква зымгӏва рпролетарква, швадгыл! | Karachay-Cherkess AO | |
| Abkhaz | Атәылақуа зегьы рпролетарцәа, шәҽеидышәкыл! |  Abkhaz ASSR | |
| Altai | Бастыра ороондордыҥ пролетарийлери, бириккилегер! | Gorno-Altai AO | |
| 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! |  Checheno-Ingush ASSR Dagestan ASSR | |
| Chuvash | Пӗтӗм тӗнчери пролетарисем, пӗрлешӗр! |  Chuvash ASSR | |
| Crimean Tatar | Бютюн мемлекетлерининъ пролетарлары, бирлешинъиз! |  Crimean ASSR | |
| Erzyan | Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза! |  Mordovian ASSR | |
| Estonian | Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege! |  Estonian SSR | |
| Finnish | Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen! |  Karelo-Finnish SSR Karelian ASSR | |
| Georgian | პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! | Proletarebo qvela kveqnisa, sheertdit! |  Georgian SSR |
| Hill Mari | Цила сӓндӓлӹквлаштыш пролетарийвла, ушныда |  Mari ASSR | |
| Ingush | Масса а мехкашкара пролетареш вӀашагӀкхета! | 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 | |
| Meadow Mari | Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза! | Mari ASSR | |
| Moksha | Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза! | 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 |
| Tat | Пролетарьой гьеме билеетгьо, ек бошти! | Dagestan ASSR | |
| Tatar | Барлык илләрнең пролетарийлары, берләшегез! |  Tatar ASSR | |
| Turkmen | Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң! | Ähli ýurtlaryň proletarlary, birleşiň! |  Turkmen SSR |
| Tuvan | Бүгү делегейниң пролетарлары, каттыжыңар! | Tuvan ASSR]] | |
| 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
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]| 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 Volga German ASSR | |
| Hungarian | Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek! |  Hungarian People's Republic Hungarian Soviet Republic | |
| Mongolian | Орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн! | Oron büriin proletari nar negdegtün! |  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 Slovak Soviet Republic | |
| Tuvan | Бүгү телегейниң пролетарлары болгаш дарлаткан араттары каттыжыңар! | Pygy delegejniꞑ вroledarlarь polgaş tarladkan araddarь kaddьƶьꞑar! |  Tuvan People's Republic |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
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