By that time Russians had abandoned all the Communist symbols of the past.
Demonstrators forced their way into the town hall and threw Communist symbols, furniture and other objects out of the windows.
A new coat-of-arms was adopted with Communist symbols, such the red star, hammer and sickle.
Communist symbols were either replaced or removed.
They are angered by the origin of the art and that some of the paintings depict Communist symbols.
The pediments were painted with allegories of humanity's relationship to the fruit of the field, which also contain Communist symbols.
"effective public debate about the commercial and political misuse of Communist symbols"
A new coat of arms was adopted with Communist symbols, such as the red star, a hammer, and an ear of wheat.
Many brought with them East German flags from which they had cut out the hammer and compass, the Communist symbol.
For information on the Communist symbol, see Red star.