Why is the communist hammer and sickle still used as a national symbol in Russia still?

<h3>Why is the communist hammer and sickle still used as a national symbol in Russia still?</h3>

There is no communist Russia anymore. No Soviet Union. So why is the hammer and sickle still used on flags, in parades, and other items? Even the Russian Flag Carrier Airline, Aeroflot, has a hammer and sickle in their logo. Why?


<strong>Russia best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Lord_laughing_bear</i><br/>Because it is still a communist country.</p>
<p><strong>Costume from Archangel Russia</strong>
<img alt="Russia" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6790520421_f190b462a5.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11303774@N08/6790520421">Crossett Library Bennington College</a></i>
&quot;Peasant costume from Archangel&quot; in Peasant Art in Russia by Charles Holme. London, New York:The Studio, 1912. NK975 .H6 Архангельск</p>

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