Soviet pink tank returns to Prague

[AsahinaKimi]

PRAGUE (AP) -- A pink tank has temporarily returned to the heart of Prague to mark the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal.

Tank No. 23 was originally put on display on a Prague's square in 1945 to commemorate the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army after the WWII occupation by Nazi troops.

For many, it became a symbol of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion that crushed the liberal reforms of Alexander Dubcek and ended an era known as the Prague Spring.

The presence of the soldiers was called temporary by communist authorities but lasted almost 23 years.

When the Velvet Revolution led by Vaclav Havel toppled the communist regime in 1989, the country's new officials immediately demanded the troops' withdrawal, Defense Minister Alexandr Vondra, a former anti-communist dissident, said Monday.

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[Rex]

1. Is that the middle finger sticking out of the top of the tank!?

If so...then awesome!!!

[NYC_SKP]

2. It's awesome if a finger, and frightening if it's something else....

:scared:


Kind of cool though, too.

[WillyT]

3. LOL !!!

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Ian David]

4. Don't fuck with Hello Kitty. n/t

[Shagbark Hickory]

5. They should loan it to Code Pink.