A Monument to Marshal Ivan Konev Has Been Unveiled in Slovakia, TASR Reports

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Slovakia unveiled a statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev on Saturday in the so-called Death Valley in the northeast of the country near the Dukel Pass. The figure of Marshal Konev is controversial. He led Soviet troops that suppressed the anti-Soviet uprising in Hungary in 1956. He commanded Soviet troops in the eastern part of Berlin when the wall was being built and in 1968 he covered the reconnaissance of Soviet intelligence office…

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In the Slovak village of Krušlova, in the north-east of the country, a monument to the Marshal of the Soviet Union, Ivan Konevu, was opened. The monument was installed in the area of the town of Svidnik in the Prash province, where in the autumn of 1944 the Red Army carried out the Karpatsko-Duklin offensive operation under the command of Marshal Konev, wrote TASR. The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister for Agriculture and Development…

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The village is known for its fierce battles and records.

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Slovakia today unveiled a statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev in the so-called Death Valley in the northeast of the country near the Dukel Pass. The Korzár newspaper portal reported this, recalling that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico discussed the possibility of placing a statue of the controversial military leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin last May.

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The memorial of the Marchal of the Soviet Union, Ivan Konev, was opened in the village of Kruzlova in north-east Slovakia, as reported by the Slovak Agency TASR.