ivan konev statue prague

“Marshal Konev, who liberated not only Prague but also [Nazi death camp] Auschwitz, fully deserved his place in Prague,” Zeman pointed out in an interview with local broadcaster iPrima. Prague's District 6 council used a crane Friday to implement its decision last September to remove a statue of Ivan Stepanovic Konev, a World War II commander, whose statue was erected in 1980. The removal of a Red Army statue in Prague was never likely to go unnoticed by Russia. Statue of Soviet WWII commander removed in Prague - YouTube

The monument in question was to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev… The statue of Marshal Ivan Konev, who led the Red Army forces that liberated most of Czechoslovakia and entered Prague on May 9, 1945, was erected in 1980. After the controversial removal of a statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague in April, the wartime Red Army commander has returned to Prague -- in force. News Russia asks Prague for dismantled statue of Soviet General Konev. Konev has monuments in Svidník, Kharkiv, Patriot Park (Moscow region), Kirov, Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, and Vologda. Rewritten plaque on Konev statue will tell of general’s role in suppressing Prague Spring Robert Tait Sun 5 Aug 2018 01.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 5 Aug 2018 09.22 EDT