[Cronos]

As a resident of Poland, I understand why the Czechs want to remove this. But as a non-Pole I can also impartially see why the Russians are against this - while the Soviets DID commit atrocities post the war and even during the war to the Poles and Czechs, the Russians see that they lost 20 million people "fighting the great patriotic war" - so they see this in the same light as, say, if Germany tore down a statue to an American general or soldier -- to us that is insane as Americans did NOT commit atrocities, but to the Russians they see the "savior" bit and not the atrocities.

It's really grey.

[Kozak]

The Soviets were initially German allies. They invaded Poland and carved it up with the Germans. They only fought once THEY were invaded. Not exactly a noble record. I care not one whit if Russians get their panties in a wad. Czechs have the right to do what they want in their own country.