Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:09:55 +0200Prague square and street named after slain Russian pro-democracy activistshttps://english.radio.cz/prague-square-and-street-named-after-slain-russian-pro-democracy-activists-8106855© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe city of Prague on Thursday bowed to the courage of Russian pro-democracy activists who laid down their lives in the quest for human rights. The square Pod kastany where the Russian Embassy stands was officially renamed after the slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and a nearby promenade was named after investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya shot to death in 2006. Among those watching the ceremony was Nemtsov’s daughter Zhanna and one of Politkovskaya’s former colleagues.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/namesti_borise_nemcova_0.jpg?timestamp=1590341633 Prague square and street named after slain Russian pro-democracy activists https://english.radio.cz/prague-square-and-street-named-after-slain-russian-pro-democracy-activists-8106855 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9