Red Star Falling in Smallest Republic
The winds of change sweeping Eastern Europe have finally reached the world’s smallest republic, whose Communists--1,100 of them--are preparing to change the name and politics of their party.
The Communist Party of the Republic of San Marino, believed to be the world’s smallest legally recognized Marxist grouping, will discard its name and its red star, hammer and sickle logo at a party congress next month.
The party of the tiny, landlocked republic in northern Italy, which represents 29% of San Marino’s 23,000 residents, probably will be called the Progressive Democratic Party, a social democratic grouping.
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