Řeporyje to build memorial honouring “Vlasov” troops who helped in liberation of Prague

The local council of Prague’s western Řeporyje district has unanimously voted in favour of building a memorial to the Russian Liberation Army troops that helped fight Nazi forces during the Prague Uprising in May 1945. The vote was preceded by a heated confrontation between the district’s mayor and representatives of the Russian Federation about the historical legacy of the troops often referred to in Czech as “Vlasovci”.