Russian presence divides Czechs 50 years after Prague Spring
(The Guardian Russia)

Events of 1968 still influence debate about whether Russia should be seen as friend or foeA few times a day, an elderly Czech person will pay a visit to the photography exhibition in Prague´s Old Town Hall, which chronicles the crushing of the Prague Spring by Moscow in 1968, and complain as they leave.``The Russians are here again,´ they grumble to me,` said the curator, Dana Kyndrová, describing locals´ views on the thousands of Russian tourists who visit Prague each week and the 30,000 Russians who have residency permits in the Czech Republic. Related: Prague 1968: lost images of the day that freedom died Related: Nearly half of Russians ignorant of 1968`s Czechoslovakia invasion - poll Continue reading...