Do We Use Soviet Symbols?

In 19 99, the year before he took office, g d p in russia grew by five %. In two thousand his first year actually in office, gd p doubled. Unemployment goes down, income goes up. The russian government is able to pay off its debt ahead of schedule. Things seem to be going really well. At the same time that he's doing all this, russia is still trying to figure out its identity. Do we use soviet ara symbols? Do we use pre soviet symbols? When i say symbols, i mean very basic stuff. This is a new country. It's not the soviet union any more. So what