including the long-criticised communist-era hammer-and-sickle symbols. The motif was part of the Soviet flag, and continues to function as a symbol of communism. It is has been revived in Russia ...

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However, what left them bemused were the “red flags with the hammer and sickle”. “We didn’t know communism still existed here,” said Liliyan as the couple ambled along the Fort Kochi beach.