Hammer and sickle to return in Brno graveyard

The unmistakable sign of forty years of Soviet domination of the Czech lands is set to make a possible comeback in the city of Brno. The sign, along with the communist Red Star was removed with gusto across the Czech lands following the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Now the hammer and sickle is set to return on a memorial stone in Králové Pole, Brno which houses a cemetery containing the remains of 236 Red Army soldiers that fought against the Nazis during World War II. For many, the sign is akin to the Nazi Swastika and inevitably the decision has raised eyebrows. However, local authorities have insisted that the decision has yet to be approved.