Scale model of the monument 'Fraternization' ('Sbratření') by Czech sculptor Karel Pokorný (1948-1950) depicted in the Czechoslovak vintage postcard issued in 1950. The controversial homoerotic statue depicts as the Czechoslovak man passionately kissing the Red Army soldier in May 1945. The original statue is installed in the town of Česká Třebová in the Czech Republic and the copy is installed in the Vrchlického Gardens in Prague, Czech Republic. Text in Czech means: To you, the Soviet Army! 23rd February 1948. Czechoslovak Army. Courtesy of the Azoor Postcard Collection.

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