The marble plaque at the foot of the grave of Karl Marx shows damage from a vandal's attack on the German revolutionary philosopher's grave site in Highgate Cemetery in London on Feb. 5. The caretakers at the burial ground are not sure when the attack occurred. They have no idea why the vandal struck, except one assumes, an extreme dislike of communism, or Marx’s writings on capitalism and class struggle? They sawed off Marx’s nose while probably trying to work a charge into the cast of his head. Dungavell said they will endeavor to make repairs to the Marx marker, but there is only so much they can do.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2019 17:26 UTC