Novotny wins World Cup men's snowboard cross races in Furano

Novotny wins World Cup men's snowboard cross races in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Michal Novotny of the Czech Republic competes during the final of the World Cup men's snowboard cross race in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 17. Novotny won his first World Cup title.

Novotny wins World Cup men's snowboard cross races in Furano

Novotny wins World Cup men's snowboard cross races in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Michal Novotny of the Czech Republic competes during the final of the World Cup men's snowboard cross race in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 17. Novotny won his first World Cup title. (Kyodo)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

The plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

Locals discuss alongside the plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

The plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

Locals discuss alongside the plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

The plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank (photo) at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

Locals discuss alongside the plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

plaque commemorating soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) in Prague, Reporyje

Locals discuss alongside the plaque commemorating soldiers of the anti-Soviet Russian Liberation Army (ROA), who was killed at the end of WWII while assisting in the liberation of Prague in 1945, Prague Reporyje, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny said the Reporyje district hall received a three metre high pole with small plastic art of a German helmet lying on a Soviet tank at its top from a significant but unknown author. A short text on the memorial remembers the 1945 Prague uprising and some 300 ROA members who died during it. Apart from it, there is the quote from the book The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Did all Czechs understand which Russians saved their city? Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Alexandra Udzenija

Pavel Novotny, Alexandra Udzenija

Pavel Novotny, 2nd from left, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, talks and gestures to Alexandra Udzenija during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, speaks during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, speaks during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, speaks during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, speaks during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny

Pavel Novotny, Czech opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) representative, the mayor of the Prague-Reporyje district, speaks during the 29th congress of the party, on January 18, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, right, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, right, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek, left, (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, pictured, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. On the photo is seen boardroom before the meeting. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, left-up, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic, 2nd from right, criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek, left, (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, pictured, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic, right, criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, right, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Robert Vasicek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek, left, (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Zacek, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Historian Pavel Zacek, right, (ODS) said the decision that one of the ROA units would help the Czechs fight against the Nazi Germans was made in Reporyje. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, pictured, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, Zarko Jovanovic, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, in background-center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. In a discussion at the assembly meeting tonight, Prague politician Robert Vasicek (opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy, SPD) and pro-Russian activist Zarko Jovanovic, in front-right, criticised Novotny's plan. Some people who live in Reporyje also challenged the building of the memorial. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, vote, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

Pavel Novotny, vote, Prague to have memorial to ROA on 75th anniversary of WW2 end

A memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died when they helped liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the Reporyje assembly decided on December 10, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague-Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny, center, (opposition Civic Democrats, ODS) said Reporyje should a have a site commemorating some 300 fallen ROA soldiers. Members of the ROA were Soviet citizens who, after being taken prisoners by the Nazis, joined the ROA, which fought alongside Nazi Germany close to the end of the war. In May 1945, however, the ROA helped liberate Prague. It was headed by former Red Army general Andrei Vlasov who was executed by the Soviet regime after WW2. The ROA is known as the Vlasov Army in the Czech environment. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

The Prague-Reporyje district town hall does not intend to discuss its plan to instal a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) with Russia, Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told journalists on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. On Monday, the Embassy of Russia protested against the plan, arguing that the memorial would be a violation of the Czech Republic's commitments within the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity from 1968. On the photo Novotny poses for the photographer after handing over his letter to the Russian Embassy in Prague, November 27. In his letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novotny said Reporyje was a sovereign urban district, which decided on the installation of memorials in its own right, after a public discussion. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

The Prague-Reporyje district town hall does not intend to discuss its plan to instal a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) with Russia, Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told journalists on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. On Monday, the Embassy of Russia protested against the plan, arguing that the memorial would be a violation of the Czech Republic's commitments within the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity from 1968. On the photo Novotny comes to hand over his letter to the Russian Embassy in Prague, November 27. In his letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novotny said Reporyje was a sovereign urban district, which decided on the installation of memorials in its own right, after a public discussion. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

The Prague-Reporyje district town hall does not intend to discuss its plan to instal a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) with Russia, Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told journalists on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. On Monday, the Embassy of Russia protested against the plan, arguing that the memorial would be a violation of the Czech Republic's commitments within the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity from 1968. On the photo Novotny comes to hand over his letter to the Russian Embassy in Prague, November 27. In his letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novotny said Reporyje was a sovereign urban district, which decided on the installation of memorials in its own right, after a public discussion. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

The Prague-Reporyje district town hall does not intend to discuss its plan to instal a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) with Russia, Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told journalists on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. On Monday, the Embassy of Russia protested against the plan, arguing that the memorial would be a violation of the Czech Republic's commitments within the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity from 1968. On the photo Novotny comes to hand over his letter to the Russian Embassy in Prague, November 27. In his letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novotny said Reporyje was a sovereign urban district, which decided on the installation of memorials in its own right, after a public discussion. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

Pavel Novotny, Prague district insisting on Russian Liberation Army memorial

The Prague-Reporyje district town hall does not intend to discuss its plan to instal a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) with Russia, Reporyje Mayor Pavel Novotny (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told journalists on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. On Monday, the Embassy of Russia protested against the plan, arguing that the memorial would be a violation of the Czech Republic's commitments within the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity from 1968. On the photo Novotny comes to hand over his letter to the Russian Embassy in Prague, November 27. In his letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Novotny said Reporyje was a sovereign urban district, which decided on the installation of memorials in its own right, after a public discussion. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

Jiri Vesely, Michal Novotny

Jiri Vesely, Michal Novotny

Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic, left, is helped by physiotherapist Michal Novotny during the opening match of the Davis Cup qualifying round Czech Republic vs Netherlands in Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, February 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

Michal Novotny, Jiri Vesely

Michal Novotny, Jiri Vesely

Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic, right, is helped by physiotherapist Michal Novotny during the opening match of the Davis Cup qualifying round Czech Republic vs Netherlands in Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, February 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

Michal Novotny, Jiri Vesely

Michal Novotny, Jiri Vesely

Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic, right, is helped by physiotherapist Michal Novotny during the opening match of the Davis Cup qualifying round Czech Republic vs Netherlands in Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, February 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

Jiri Vesely

Jiri Vesely

Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic is helped by physiotherapist Michal Novotny during the opening match of the Davis Cup qualifying round Czech Republic vs Netherlands in Ostravar Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, February 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)