Communist Accessories

Every communist accessory gathered in one aisle

This is by far the best stocked aisle at Communist Universe. Hundreds of items that belong neither to clothing nor to wall decoration, but to everything you wear, set down, slip into a pocket or pin onto a bag. Red star, hammer and sickle, portraits of leaders, Cyrillic lettering, flags of the Soviet era: the same symbols keep coming back, worked onto everyday objects.

The whole point of this page is to stay broad. If you are looking for a gift idea for a comrade, this is where to start, before narrowing down to a specific aisle.

Which communist accessories should you start with?

It all depends on the use. To claim a wall or a balcony, communist flags remain the most emphatic piece in the catalogue. For something you see every single day, communist mugs do the job at breakfast as well as at the office. For something you always carry with you, communist keyrings are the most discreet format and the easiest to give. And to dress up a phone, communist phone cases cover most of the common models.

How do you build an outfit with revolutionary accessories?

The rule is simple: one strong symbol, then quiet echoes. A denim jacket with three or four communist patches sewn onto the sleeves works better than a jacket covered in patches with no logic to them. Same principle for badges and pins: pick one dominant symbol and let the rest answer it. Colour helps too, since red and gold naturally play off each other in Soviet iconography.

What do the symbols on these accessories actually mean?

Plenty of buyers know the image without knowing its history. The hammer crossed with the sickle is nothing arbitrary: it stands for the union of workers and peasants, and it has a precise birth date. Our article on the meaning of the hammer and sickle traces its origin and its uses. Knowing what you are wearing makes the object far more interesting to give and to explain.

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