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Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Released Wednesday, 15th May 2024
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Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”

Wednesday, 15th May 2024
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If you’ve taken the metro to Prague’s Anděl station, you may have noticed a bronze sculpture that reads ‘Moskva-Praha’. Constructed in 1985, it was meant to symbolize friendship between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. After the fall of the regime, it remained, stirring debate amongst the public. Recently, Prague City Hall decided to add a plaque explaining the contentious history of the sculpture, instead of tearing it down. To learn more about this, I spoke with Cold War historian Jan Adamec.

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