Explanation: The Brothers Gracchi were a duo of important reformers in the Late Roman Republic who championed land reform and relief for the impoverished. They were both murdered by the Senate. Over the years, especially before the 1920s, many left-wing figures idolized, in part, the struggle of the Gracchi as part of history as a history of class warfare. While attempting to apply modern political categories to Antiquity is... difficult at best, there is no question that the Gracchi were part of a general movement of the lower classes against the plutocratic elite.
The image is a modification of a famous photo from WW2, of the Soviet Union planting a flag over the ruins of Berlin, signaling the defeat of the Nazis. Glory to the Soviet Roman Motherland!
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