statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

***FILE PHOTO*** Statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev is stored in a depository in Mesice, near Prague, Czech Republic, pictured on March 31, 2021. The statue previously stood on Interbrigade Square in Prague until April 3, 2020, and in the future the statue will be exhibited in the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Prague. The Prague 6 Bubenec district removed the memorial after an unknown perpetrator poured red paint on the monument. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

***FILE PHOTO*** Statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev is stored in a depository in Mesice, near Prague, Czech Republic, pictured on March 31, 2021. The statue previously stood on Interbrigade Square in Prague until April 3, 2020, and in the future the statue will be exhibited in the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Prague. The Prague 6 Bubenec district removed the memorial after an unknown perpetrator poured red paint on the monument. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

***FILE PHOTO*** Statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev is stored in a depository in Mesice, near Prague, Czech Republic, pictured on March 31, 2021. The statue previously stood on Interbrigade Square in Prague until April 3, 2020, and in the future the statue will be exhibited in the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Prague. The Prague 6 Bubenec district removed the memorial after an unknown perpetrator poured red paint on the monument. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

***FILE PHOTO*** Statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev is stored in a depository in Mesice, near Prague, Czech Republic, pictured on March 31, 2021. The statue previously stood on Interbrigade Square in Prague until April 3, 2020, and in the future the statue will be exhibited in the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Prague. The Prague 6 Bubenec district removed the memorial after an unknown perpetrator poured red paint on the monument. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, depository

***FILE PHOTO*** Statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev is stored in a depository in Mesice, near Prague, Czech Republic, pictured on March 31, 2021. The statue previously stood on Interbrigade Square in Prague until April 3, 2020, and in the future the statue will be exhibited in the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Prague. The Prague 6 Bubenec district removed the memorial after an unknown perpetrator poured red paint on the monument. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Radek Cihla)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Radek Cihla)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

Prague 6 starts removal of Ivan Konev memorial

The Prague 6 Bubenec district initiated the removal of the memorial to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, to be placed in the planned Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century, in Prague, Czech Republic, April 3, 2020. Konev's memorial in Prague, built in 1980 to remind of his role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis in 1945, has been repeatedly damaged and provoked demonstrations. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Czech flag, USSR flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Czech flag, USSR flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, EU, USA, flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, EU, USA, flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, police officers

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, police officers

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Supporters and opponents of Konev statue verbally clash in Prague, Pavel Novotny, NATO flag

Some 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6-Bubenec, Czech Republic, on December 28, 2019, to remember his 122nd birth anniversary and they verbally clashed with a dozen opponents protesting against them. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, left, (Civic Democrats, ODS) came to express support for the Konev opponents. He drew the media and public attention by his plan to install a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), dubbed as the Vlasov Army, in his municipal district. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

The Embassy of People's Republic of China in Czech republic, Prague, sign, logo

The Embassy of People's Republic of China in Czech republic, Prague, sign, logo

Logo of The embassy of People's Republic of China in Czech republic, Prague, Bubenec district (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)