The Russian foreign Ministry summoned the chargц? d'affaires of the Czech Republic
The Russian foreign Ministry summoned the chargц? d'affaires of the Czech Republic and told him the protest of the desecration of the monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev in Prague.
in the diplomatic Ministry recalled that the Troops of the 1st Ukrainian front under the command of Konev liberated Prague from the Nazis, and expressed his indignation at the attempts of the Czech "historians" to associate the name Marshall with the events of 1968, to which he had no relationship.
"Urged Prague to put an end to such provocative antics, to find and punish the vandals, and bring the Monument in the proper form, ensuring its safety in the future ", - said the Minister.
Konev monument installed in the square of international Brigade in the district of Prague 6, desecrated during the night of August 22. The vandals wrote on the pedestal of red spray "No bloody Marshal, will not forget" and the date " 1968 ".
The Russian Ambassador's residence condemned this act of vandalism and has requested an official reaction of the Czech side.
This is not the 1st act of vandalism regarding the monument - he was attacked in November 2017 and may 2018. In addition, the regional authorities established on the additional monument sign, where it is reported that Konev led the suppression of the Hungarian uprising in 1956, and in 1968 participated in razvedochnoe the invasion of the countries of the Warsaw Pact in Czechoslovakia. However, the latter does not correspond to historical truth, because in 1963 Konev withdrew from leadership of the Armed forces by age.
Troops of the USSR and 4 more socialist countries was introduced in Czechoslovakia August 21, 1968 to suppress the socio-political and economic reforms. This week in many cities of the Czech Republic celebrated the 51st anniversary of the event.
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