Workers of the World, Unite! The Soviet State Motto in 109 Languages
“Proletarians of all countries, unite!”, in English usually “Workers of the world, unite!”, is the rallying cry of the Communist Manifesto of 1848 and was the state motto of the Soviet Union. Here it is in 109 languages and 19 scripts, every known variant of each language kept.
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and published in London in 1848, ends with the line Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!, “Proletarians of all countries, unite!”.1 The usual English form is “Workers of the world, unite!”, and Marx’s tomb at Highgate Cemetery in London carries a third one, “Workers of all lands unite”.2
In Russian the line became Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! It was the state motto of the Soviet Union and ran along the ribbons of the State Emblem of the Soviet Union in the 15 languages of the Union republics.2 Before that it was printed on Russian SFSR banknotes of 1919 in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Russian, and it was the slogan of the newspaper Pravda.2 Not every translator kept it: the first Swedish edition of 1848 replaced it with Folkets röst, Guds röst!, the voice of the people is the voice of God.2
The translations below cover 109 languages, from Abkhaz and Afrikaans to Yakut and Yiddish. Many languages have two versions side by side, one with the learned word proletarians and one with workers: Catalan Proletaris de tots els països, uniu-vos! next to Treballadors del món, uniu-vos!, Portuguese Proletários de todos os países, uni-vos! next to Trabalhadores do mundo, uni-vos!. Both are given wherever both are in use.
“Proletarians of all countries, unite!” in 109 languages
Grouped by script, the way the slogan appeared on Soviet emblems and banknotes. A language written in more than one alphabet has one entry per script; variants within a language are separated by semicolons. The code under each name is the ISO 639 language code.
Latin script73
Werkers van alle lande, verenig!; Werkers van die wêreld, verenig!
Proletarios de totz os países, unir-tos!; Proletarios de toz os países, chuniros!
Trabayadores de tolos países, xunivos!; Trabayadores del mundiu, xunivos!
Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin!
Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин!
Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!
Пролетери свих земаља, уједините се!
پرۉلەتەرٖى سوٖىح زەماڵا، ۆيەدٖىنٖىتە سە!
Proleterion ar bed, em unanit!
Proletaris de tots els països, uniu-vos!; Treballadors del món, uniu-vos!
Proletáři všech zemí, spojte se!
Bütün memleketlerniñ proletarları, birleş!
Бутюн мемлекетлернинъ пролетарлары, бирлеш!
Weithwyr y byd, unwch!; Cyfannwch, orthrymedigion daear!
Proletarer i alle lande, foren jer!
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Proletarians of all countries, unite!; Workers of the world, unite!
Proletoj de ĉiuj landoj, unuiĝu!
Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege!
Herrialde guztietako proletarioak, elkar zaitezte!; Munduko langileok, elkartu!
Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!; Kaikkien maiden työläiset, yhdistykää!
Prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous !
Proletariërs fan alle lannen, ferienigje!
Oibrithe an domhain, aontaigh! / Oibriṫe an doṁain, aontaiġ!
Proletarios de todos os países, xuntádevos!; Traballadores do mundo, unídevos!
Obbreeyn y theihill, sniemmey ry-cheilley!
Travayè nan tout peyi, ini!
Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!
Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!
Para pekerja di seluruh dunia, bersatulah!; Para buruh di dunia, bersatulah!
ڤارا ڤكرجا د سلوروه دنيا، برساتوله!
Verkamenn allra landa, sameinist!; Öreigar allra landa, sameinist!
Proletari di tutti i paesi, unitevi!; Lavoratori di tutto il mondo, unitevi!
Para buruh ing donya, manunggala!
Prolêtarên hemû welatan, yekbin!; Kirêkaranî dinya, yekgirin!; Karkerên cîhanê, hevgirin!
کرێکارانی دنیا، یهکگرن!; کارکهرێن جیهانێ، ههڤگرن!
Proletarii omnium terrarum vos sociate!; Omnium terrarum proletarii, coniungite!
Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!
Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės!
Proletarier vun alle Länner, vereenegt iech!
Mpiasa eran’izao tontolo izao, mampiray!
Proletarji tal-pajjiżi kollha, ingħaqdu!; Ħaddiema tad-dinja, ingħaqdu!
Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!
Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, уници-вэ!
Pekerja sedunia, bersatu!
ڤكرجا سدنيا، برساتو!
Proletariers ut all Länner, vereenigt jo!
Proletariërs aller landen, verenigt u!
Proletarar i alle land, samein dykk!; Arbeidarar i alle land, samein dykk!
Proletarer i alle land, foren dere!; Arbeidere i alle land, foren dere!
Proletaris de totes los païses, unissètz-vos!
Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się!
Proletários de todos os países, uni-vos!; Trabalhadores do mundo, uni-vos!
Tukuy suyukunap proletaryunkuna, huñunakuychik!
Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă!
Proletári všetkých krajín, spojte sa!
Proletarnikis Vsetuf, sodinijte!
Пролетарникис Всетуф, содинийте!
Proletarci vseh dežel, združite se!
Shaqaalaha adduunkow midooba!
¡Proletarios de todos los países, uníos!; ¡Trabajadores del mundo, uníos!
Proletarë të të gjitha vendeve, bashkohuni!
Wafanyakazi wa nchi zote, kuungana!
Proletärer i alla länder, förenen eder!; Proletärer i alla länder, förena er!
Mga manggagawa ng daigdig, magkaisa!; Mga manggagawa ng mundo, magkaisa!
Ähli ýurtlaryň proletarlary, birleşiň!
Әхли юртларың пролетарлары, бирлешиң!
Bütün ülkelerin proleterleri, birleşin!; Bütün ülkelerin işçileri, birleşin!
Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz!
Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз!
بۇتۇن دۇنيا پرالېتەرلەرى، بىرلەشىڭىز!
Prołetari de tuto el mondo, unive!
Vô sản toàn thế giới, đoàn kết lại!; Vô sản toàn thế giới, liên hiệp lại!
Cyrillic script35
Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
RomanisedProletarii vseȟ stran, sojedinjajtes'!
Апролетарцәа атәылақәа ӡегьы рҿы иҟоу, шәҽеидышәкыл!
RomanisedAproletarcwa atwylaḳwa dzeg'y rć̣y iqou, šwć̣eidyšwkyl!
Тӏолго дунялалъул хӏалтӏухъаби, цолъе нуж!
RomanisedṬolgo dunjalałul ḥalṭuq̄abi, cołe nuž!
Бөтә илдәрҙең пролетарийдары, берләшегеҙ!
Bötä ildärźeņ proletariydarı, berläşegeź!
Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся!; Пралетары ўсіх краін, злучайцеся!
Praletaryji ŭsich krajin, jadnajciesia!; Praletary ŭsich krajin, złučajciesia!
Бүхы оронуудай пролетаринар, нэгэдэгты!
RomanisedBüȟy oronuudaj proletarinar, nägädägty!
Пролетарии от всички страни, съединявайте се!
RomanisedProletarii ot vsički strani, săedinjavajte se!
Пӗтӗм тӗнчери пролетарисем, пӗрлешӗр!
RomanisedPĕtĕm tĕnčeri proletarisem, pĕrlešĕr!
Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер!
بارلىق ەلدەردىڭ پرولەتارلارى، بىرىگىڭدەر!
Barlıq elderdiñ proletarları, birigiñder!
Бардык өлкөлөрдүн пролетарлары, бириккиле!
باردىق ۅلكۅلۅردۉن پرولەتارلارى، بىرىككىلە!
Bardıq ölkölördün proletarları, birikkile!
Став мувывса пролетарийяс, отувтчой!
RomanisedStav muvyvsa proletarijjas, otuvtčoj!
Бютеу дунияны пролетарлары, бирлешигиз!
RomanisedBüteu dunijany proletarlary, birlešigiz!
Чыла элласе пролетарий-влак, ушныза!
RomanisedČyla ėllase proletarij-vlak, ušnyza!
Пролетери од сите земји, обединете се!
RomanisedProleteri od site zemji, obedinete se!
Орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн!
RomanisedOron bürijn proletari nar nägdägtün!
Ӕппӕт бӕстӕты пролетартӕ, баиу ут!
RomanisedÄppät bästäty proletartä, baiu ut!
Бары дойдулар пролетарийдара, холбоһуҥ!; Бүтүн дойдулар пролетарийдара, биир буолуҥ!
RomanisedBary dojdular proletarijdara, ȟolbohuŋ!; Bütün dojdular proletarijdara, biir buoluŋ!
Пролетери свих земаља, уједините се!
Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!
Барлык илләрнең пролетарийлары, берләшегез!
Barlıq illärneñ proletaríları, berläşegez!
بارلىق ئىللەرنېڭ پرولېتارىيلارى، بېرلەشېگېز!
Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед!
پرالیترهای همهٔ مملکتها، یک شوید!
Proletarhoji hamaji mamlakatho, jak şaved!
Бүгү чурттарның пролетарийлери, каттыжыңар!
RomanisedBügü čurttarnyŋ proletarijleri, kattyžyŋar!
Вань странаосысь пролетарийёс, огазеяське!
RomanisedVan' stranaosys' proletarijjos, ogazejas'ke!
Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся!
RomanisedProletari vsiȟ kraïn, jednajtesja!
Цуг орн-нутгудын пролетармуд, нэгдцхәтн!
RomanisedCug orn-nutgudyn proletarmud, nėgdcȟätn!
Arabic script11
يا عمال العالم اتحدو!
RomanisedYā ʿummālu l-ʿālam ittaḥidū!
بوتون اؤلکهلرین پرولئتارلاری، بیرلشین!
Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin!
کرێکارانی جیهان یەک گرن!
Kirêkaranî cîhan yek girin!
کارگران جهان متحد شوید!
Kârgarâne jahân mottahed šavid!
پۈتۈن دۇنيا پرولېتارلىرى، بىرلىشىڭلار!
Pütün dunya prolétarliri, birlishinglar!
Пүтүн дуня пролетарлири, бирлишиңлар!
دنیا بھر کے مزدوروں متحد ہوجاؤ!
RomanisedDunyā bʰar ke mazdūrōṅ muttaḥid hōjāʾō!
Hebrew script2
פועלי כל העולם, התאחדו!
RomanisedPōʿalay kol ha-ʿōlam, hitʾaḥadū!
פּראָלעטאַריער פון אַלע לענדער, פאַראײניקט זיך!
RomanisedProletaryer fun ale lender, farʾeynikt ziḫ!
Greek2
Προλετάριοι όλου του κόσμου, ενωθείτε!; Προλετάριοι όλων των χωρών, ενωθείτε!
RomanisedProletárioi óloy toy kósmoy, enōṯeíte!; Proletárioi ólōn tōn ȟōrṓn, enōṯeíte!
Προλετάριοι ὅλων τῶν χωρῶν, ἑνωθείτε!
RomanisedProletárioi hólōn tō̃n ȟōrō̃n, henōṯeíte!
Armenian and Georgian2
Պրոլետարներ բոլոր երկրների, միացե’ք!
RomanisedProletarner bolor yerkrneri, miac̕e’k̕!
პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით!
RomanisedProletarebo qvela ḳveqnisa, šeerṭdiṭ!
Scripts of India8
दुनिया के मज़दूरों, एक हों!
RomanisedDuniyā ke mazdūroṃ, ek hoṃ!
দুনিযার মজদুর, এক হও!
RomanisedDuniẏār môjôdur, ek hôo!
બધા દેશોમાં કામદાર સંગઠિત!
RomanisedBadʰā dešomāṃ kāmdār saṃgaṭʰit!
ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਮਜਦੂਰੋ ਇੱਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ!
RomanisedDunīāṃ bʰar de majdūro ikk ho jāo!
ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರೆ, ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ!; ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದೇಶಗಳ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳು, ಯುನೈಟ್!
RomanisedPrapaṃčada kārmikare, oṭṭāgi!; Ellā dēšagaḷa sahōdyōgigaḷu, yunaiṭ!
സര്വ രാജ്യ തൊഴിലാളികളെ സംഘടിക്കുവിൻ!
RomanisedSarva rājya toḻilāḷikaḷe saṃgʰaṭikkuvin!
உலகத் தொழிலாளரே ஒன்றுபடுங்கள்!
RomanisedUlakat toḻilāḷarē oṉṛupaṭuṅkaḷ!
అన్ని దేశాల వర్కర్స్, ఐక్యం!
RomanisedAnni dēšāla varkars, aikyaṃ!
East and Southeast Asian scripts4
全世界無產者，聯合起來！ / 全世界无产者，联合起来！
RomanisedQuánshìjiè wúchǎnzhě, liánhé qǐlai!
万国の労働者よ、団結せよ！
RomanisedBankoku no rōdōsha yo, danketsu seyo!
세계의 프롤레타리아들이여, 단결하라!; 만국의 노동자들이여, 단결하라!
RomanisedSegyeui peurolletaria deuliyeo, dangyeol hara!; Man'gungeui nodongja deuliyeo, dangyeol hara!
ชนชั้นกรรมาชีพทั่วโลกจงรวมกันเข้า!
RomanisedČʰančʰấn kranmāčʰīp tʰầwlōkčaṅ rwamkânkʰáw!
What the translations show
Set side by side, the versions show how one sentence was fitted to very different grammars. Most European languages keep the shape of the German: a plural noun, a genitive for “of all countries” and an imperative plural, as in Polish Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się! or Hungarian Világ proletárjai, egyesüljetek!.
Three alphabets for one language
Several languages of the former Soviet Union and of China appear in up to three scripts. Kazakh is given in Cyrillic, Arabic and Latin letters, Uzbek in Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic, Uyghur in Arabic, Latin and Cyrillic, Tatar in Cyrillic, Latin and Arabic. Bosnian has a Latin, a Cyrillic and an Arabic-script version.
Workers, proletarians, labourers
The noun changes more than the verb. Kurdish has three versions, from Prolêtarên hemû welatan to Karkerên cîhanê; Norwegian Bokmål has Proletarer and Arbeidere; Finnish proletaarit and työläiset. Japanese uses 労働者 (rōdōsha), workers, and the second Korean version, 만국의 노동자들이여, does the same, while the first keeps 프롤레타리아, the proletariat.
Questions about the motto
What was the motto of the USSR?
Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Proletarii vseȟ stran, sojedinjajtes’!), “Proletarians of all countries, unite!”. It appeared on the State Emblem of the Soviet Union in the 15 languages of the Union republics.
What is the original German wording?
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch! It is the last line of the Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels, published in 1848.
Is it “Workers of the world” or “Proletarians of all countries”?
Both are in use. “Proletarians of all countries, unite!” follows the German word for word; “Workers of the world, unite!” is the more common English form.
How is the motto written in Chinese?
全世界無產者，聯合起來！ in traditional and 全世界无产者，联合起来！ in simplified characters, read Quánshìjiè wúchǎnzhě, liánhé qǐlai!
How many languages and scripts are on this page?
109 languages in 19 scripts, from Latin and Cyrillic to Gurmukhi, Kannada, Hangul and Thai.
- 1Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei, London 1848. ↑
- 2Wikipedia, “Workers of the world, unite!” (the slogan as one of the rallying cries of the Manifesto, the State Emblem of the Soviet Union with the slogan in 15 languages, the 1919 Russian SFSR banknotes, the slogan of Pravda, the tomb of Karl Marx at Highgate, the first Swedish translation of 1848), consulted 28 October 2026. ↑