The black tank in Smíchov got Ukrainian colors Prague 5 | From the region Pražská Drbna
The artist David Černý decided to express his support for occupied Ukraine and painted the torso of the tank in Kinský Square on the model of the Ukrainian flag. The tank has been in Smíchov permanently since 2018.
The tank in the new blue-yellow design was shared by the artist on his Facebook account. “Russian warship, go to hell“He commented Black photos. He thus referred to today’s famous statement of a Ukrainian soldier on Snake Island towards the Russian Navy. “Perhaps there is no one who can describe a person who would not call something like this a brutal occupation and violence“Black said of Russia’s attack.
The tank on Kinský Square originally stood on a five-meter-high pedestal from 1945 to 1991 as a symbol of thanks to the Soviet army for its contribution to the liberation of Prague in World War II. In 1991, Černý painted it pink with his friends as a student. He faced charges of rioting because of this, but the case eventually ended in misdemeanor proceedings. The tank was moved to the military museum that year.
In 2008, during the Russian-Georgian conflict, Černý placed a torso of a pink tank in the square, as if sinking into the ground. Before the Ukrainian modification, the tank was painted green with a white stripe, which the army was marked by the invasion of the Warsaw Pacts in August 1968. It has been permanently in Smíchov since 2018.