Czechia commemorates 1989 and 1939: Politicians met with both boos and applause

On Monday, Czechia commemorates the revolutionary events of 1989 that led to the fall of the Communist regime, as well as the persecution of students during the Nazi occupation 50 years earlier. The traditional center of the events was Prague’s Národní Street, which, despite cold and rainy weather, was filled with thousands of people during the morning. The arrivals of politicians across the political spectrum, as in previous years, sparked strong emotions among both their opponents and supporters.