Communist Party of GermanyThe Communist Party of Germany (German: Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, pronounced, KPD) was the major far-left political party in the Weimar Republic during the interwar period, an underground resistance movement in Nazi Germany, and a minor party in Allied-occupied Germany and West Germany during the post-war period until it merged with the SPD in the Soviet occupation zone in 1946 and was banned by the West German Federal Constitutional Court in 1956.
Spanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil española) was fought in Spain from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic included socialists, anarchists, communists, and separatists, supported by the Soviet Union.
Anti-fascismOpposition to fascismItalian partisans in Milan during the final insurrection leading to the liberation of Italy in April 1945Hitler with Mussolini at the site of the 20 July Plot, an attempted bombing assassination of Hitler by dissident German military officers that took place in 1944.Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups, and individuals.
SaluteA salute is usually a formal hand gesture or other action used to display respect in military situations. Salutes are primarily associated with the military and law enforcement, but many civilian organizations, such as Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and the Salvation Army use formal salutes. Ordinary civilians also salute informally to greet or acknowledge the presence of another person, such as a tip of the hat or a hand wave to a friend or neighbor.
CommunismCommunism (from Latin'common, universal') is a political and economicideology whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic classless order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need. A communist society entails the absence of private property and social classes, and ultimately money and the state.
SocialismSocialism is an economic ideology and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the economic, political, and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee.AnarchismAnarchism is a far-left political philosophy and movement that seeks to abolish all institutions that perpetuate authority, coercion, or hierarchy, primarily targeting the state, capitalism, and organized religion. Anarchism advocates for the replacement of these hierarchical social structures with stateless societies consisting of horizontal networks of voluntary associations that operate based on the principles of free association and reciprocity.
SymbolA symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, relationship, or mathematical formula. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise different concepts and experiences.
Resistance movementOrganized effort to withstand a government or an occupying power Mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square during the 2011 Egyptian revolution A resistance movement is an organized effort by a group of people to oppose or challenge an established authority, such as a government or an occupying power.
SolidaritySolidarity or solidarism is the provision of mutual moral and material support among the members of a group in times of need. HistorySocialisation of the conceptThe terms and had already appeared in French legal language in the 16th century. They are related to the Roman legal concept in solidum, which was derived from the Latin word solidus, meaning "on behalf of the whole".
Planetary symbolsGraphical symbols used in astrology and astronomyPlanetary symbols are used in astrology and traditionally in astronomy to represent a classical planet (which includes the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The classical symbols were also used in alchemy for the seven metals known to the ancients, which were associated with the planets, and in calendars for the seven days of the week associated with the seven planets.Trade unionA trade union (British English) or labor/labour union (North American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions and safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing the status of employees (including rules on promotions and just-cause conditions for termination), and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.