Czech Officials Not Tickled Pink by Red Army Tank
The last Red Army tank in Czechoslovakia took on a different hue Sunday.
The CTK news agency reported that the tank was painted pink by a young man who showed police a fake slip from the city government authorizing the work. The tank is a monument to Soviet soldiers who liberated Prague from Nazi troops in May, 1945.
CTK did not identify the man or say whether he had been arrested.
The mayor’s office issued a statement condemning what it called an “act of vandalism.” It said the World War II-era tank would be covered up until the pink paint is removed.
The Soviet Union is scheduled to complete its military withdrawal from its former Warsaw Pact ally this summer. The last active Soviet tank left Czechoslovakia earlier this year.
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