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The Ria Novosti news agency said Germany’s embassy in Russia had published a map of the post-war division of Germany that showed the Soviet flag stylized to resemble Hitler’s Nazi emblem.
Hammer and sickle design on an Ionic column at Yerevan Railway Station: an example of Soviet-era symbolism in the city’s architecture (Photo: Yerevantsi, Creative Commons) ...
The world of traditional headwear is as diverse and fascinating as the cultures from which they originate. Each hat tells a ...
Back in August, the Warhammer 40,000 fan canon of made-up characters was accidentally granted a new villain, thanks to a weird glitch in Google AI overviews. An AI-generated answer to a lore question ...
A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, Canada’s most controversial monument remains fenced off and undedicated. Officially named “Memorial to the Victims of Communism—Canada ...
That hammer and sickle were the reason my paternal grandfather was taken to the Gulag and deemed a traitor, his Jewish prayer ...
The only adjustment made to Zeng's original design was to remove the hammer and sickle from the principle star – the design was seen as too close to the Soviet Union's and, after all, the star itself ...
What is the hammer and sickle? The symbol of the hammer and sickle is typically presented in a two-dimensional format, with the hammer crossed over the curved blade of the sickle (a tool traditionally ...
Mr. Pesce’s exhibition “Working Gallery” at the Upper East Side gallery Salon 94 Design in 2019. Justin Borbely, via Salon 94 Design The Pesce installation at Salon 94 in 2019.
Webster University Assistant Professor Ralph Schoellhammer reveals why he believes the hammer and sickle will become the “symbol of the right” rather than the left. Mr Schoellhammer’s ...