Photo: RSAA/ ZAN studio
A new monument honouring the courage of those who fought in the May 1945 Prague Uprising has been selected in a public competition and will be erected in the Bubeneč district. It will replace a statue of the Soviet Army commander Ivan Konev, which was removed in 2020.
A larger-than-life statue of Red Army Marshal Ivan Konev was taken down four years ago due to his repressive role within the Communist Eastern Bloc. This caused a quite a stir in Czechia, including protests and disputes between Prague and Moscow. Now, a monument to the liberation of Prague from Nazi occupation is set to be erected in its place.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková