the monument to Soviet soldiers-liberators are people, the Czechs, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Kazakhs… All those who cherish the memory of the great Victory and the sacrifices that were sacrificed on the altar of this Victory.
In the Czech Republic it is celebrated on 8 may. And because yesterday there was a big memorial service with the participation of local activists and Russian citizens living in Prague.
of Course, since the quarantine is still in effect, people try to observe the necessary security measures: keep the appropriate distance, do not remove masks. But it only emphasizes their sincere desire to pay tribute to the heroes and victims of war.
To this day, may 9, in Prague, was presented a unique project. Thirty people from the Czech Republic and Russia, representatives of various social groups, in turn, each page and read the memoirs of Marshal Konev, dedicated to the liberation of the capital of Czechoslovakia. A special editing of the chapters was made by the famous Russian historian Yuri Nikiforov. The project was implemented under the patronage of the daughter of the Marshal Natalia Ivanovna Konev.
Among the Russians, who took part in the video was people’s artist of Russia Vasily Lanovoy and Andrei Sokolov, an outstanding hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov, a science fiction writer Sergey Lukyanenko, the honoured artist of Russia Natalia Vdovina and other famous people. On the Czech side the project was attended by former Czech Ambassador to Russia Yaroslav Bashta, the honorary Consul of Russia in Ostrava, aleš he, the rector of the Higher school of international relations Oskar Krejci, historian Emil Voracek, MEP kateřina End.
