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The street sign bearing the name of Boris Nemtsov in Prague 6.
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Boris Nemtsov Square in Prague

Czech Republic

By Contested Histories Initiative •

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On February 27, 2016, several Czech citizens started a petition to rename Prague’s Under the Chestnuts Square, the site of Russia’s Embassy in the Czech Republic, in honour of the murdered Kremlin critic, Boris Nemtsov. The Prague City Council finalised the renaming on February 27, 2020. In response, the Russian… Read More