Red star publicity service - Song and class struggle - Stand Ready!--Always Ready!

Sep 21, 2026

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Mimeographed and filmed publicity materials from the Red Star Publicity Service, New York, presenting labor and communist-themed songs with clear slogans and calls for collective struggle. The record includes technical microform details, restrictions on reproduction, and multiple lyric sections that urge workers to stand ready, hold the fort, rally comrades, and embrace “solidarity.” Content repeatedly references class conflict, international communist unity, and revolutionary banners, including anthems with chorus refrains and repeated martial appeals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages17

Reading Time26 min

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Song and class struggle

Stand Ready!—Always Ready!

Hold the Fort

Come Comunard

Solidarity

Stand Guard, the Sovets Are Calling (Nass Song)

The Scarlet Banner

97-84130-24Red Star Publicity Service # Song and class struggle New York [19--] ## COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TABGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED·EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD | 308
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Song and class struggle …by the Red star
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ON1y(D | | --- | ### RESTRICTIONS ON USE: Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libranies. ## TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmREDUCTION RATIO: 9:/ IMAGE PLACEMENT IIA IIB IB DATE FILMED: 713 INITIALS: M 25298 ### TRACKING\#: FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. MIMEOGRAPHEDBY IHERED STAR PUBLICITY SERVICE35 EAST 72 ST.NEW YORK THE INTEENATICNAL Arise,ye prisonersstarvation!Arise,ye wretched of the earth,For justice thunders condemnation,A better world's in birth. No more traditions chains shall bind usArise,ye slaves,no more in thrall,The earth shall rise on new foundations,We have been naught,We shall be al1· 1Tis the final conflict,Let each stand in his place,The International SovietShall be the human race. Te want no condescending saviorsTo rule us from a judgment hall;We workers ask not for their favors,Let us consult for all. To make the thief disgorge his bootyTO free the spirit from its cell,We must ourseives decide our duty,Te must decide and do it well· !Tis the final conflict,Let each stand in his place,The International SovietShall be the human race. ## STAND READY!--ALTAYS READY! Our red banner will be flyingIn Nev York and in Shanghai,0¹er the world is now resoundingOur watchword --Our cry! Stand Ready!一Always Ready! 0¹er barriers which divide us,O¹er Capital's greed and might,Reach the eager hands of comrades,Lenin¹s children all unite. Stand Ready!-Always Ready! Only one true workers!country,Did the working class create,Theref ore,we are Alvays Ready!To def end the Soviet State· Stand Ready --Always Ready! Just as now we are assistingWith our hands the cause they won,So shall we be soon creating,A great world Soviet Union. Stand Ready!-Alvays Ready! Always Ready,Workers ChildrenIn New York as everywhere,To complete the work of Lenin,Is our only daily care. Stand Ready!--Always Ready! HOLD THE FORT We meet today in freedom¹s causeAnd raise our voices high; We'11 join our hands in union strong,To battle or to die. Hold the fort for we are coming,Union men be strong, Side by side we battle onvard,Victory will come. Look my comrades,see the unionBanners waving high, Reinforcements noz appearing,Victory is nigh. See our numbers still increasing,Hear the bugles call,By our union ve shalitriumphover every foe. Ficrce and long the battle rages,But vre 7ill not fear. Help ill come whene'er needed,Cheer my comrades,cheer. COME COMUNARD Come,comunard,with the sunlight of May,Come workers,and greet the red day!Left do we stride in courage and pride,Onward we march to the sun! Oh!the hammers they beat,And the sickles they sway,As we fly our flag,The red flag of May. Come,conunard,let us join in the fray,Come workers and greet the red day! Lift up your heads,the worids hopeis red,Onward we march to the sun! Oh!the hammers they beat,etc. SCLIDARITY Therels a word thatls in the airITis Solidarity↓ Hark the workers everywhereShout Solidaity Tis the hope of everyslave,From oppression it will save,ITis the slogan of the brave That?Solidarity What can make the tyrant bend? Grim Solidarity! That will conquer in the end?Strong Solidarity That alone has ever madeLords of labor all afraidITis the iron palisade Class Solidarity! All for one and one for allThat's Solidarity Wake slaves,listen to the callof Solidarity↓ Thereis nought it cannot do,I

FAQs

What organization is credited in the material’s cover information?

The materials are attributed to the Red star publicity service (New York).

What recurring theme is emphasized across the lyrics?

The lyrics repeatedly emphasize class conflict and collective workers’ unity through slogans such as solidarity and revolutionary watchwords.

What kind of access and reproduction limits are stated?

The restrictions on use state that reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libraries.

Sep 21, 2026

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