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who was murdered in 2015. In response, the embassy changed its official address to 36 Korunovační Street, the address of the embassy's consular division, on the same property but with its address on the adjacent street. The embassy described Korunovační Street as "historical" and said "the
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to accommodate the embassy of the Soviet Union to Czechoslovakia. Following this shift in ownership, the Soviets worked to integrate the tunnels and secure rooms which were added by the Nazi government. It is a widely held belief that many of these rooms were used by
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and that it dismisses any attempts by parties to claim property of the Russian state, either inside or outside of Russia.
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and in July 2008, Lisbeth Popper, the daughter of Jiří Popper, filed suit in the Czech courts against both the Czech and
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by Beneš as a gift in thanks for the Soviet liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi rule. The building was used by the
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probability of its renaming is much lower than that of the recently appeared 'Boris Nemtsov square.'" Following the
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In 2020, the Prague city council renamed the plaza on which the embassy sits to Boris Nemtsov Square, after
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States seeking restitution of the property. According to the court filings, the property is valued at
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and a new chancery for the Russian embassy to the Czech Republic would need to be found.
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banker was still alive and intended to return to Prague, the property was granted to the
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1 billion, which in the event of the claim being successful would be paid by the
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for the property, however, this did not eventuate due to the installation of a
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states that the property is protected under current Czech legislation and
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Line X officers for means of espionage and counter intelligence.
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Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Czech Republic
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and Jiří Popper, both of whom knew each other, fled to
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Embassy of Russia in Prague

Prague
50°6′13.53″N 14°24′50.9″E / 50.1037583°N 14.414139°E / 50.1037583; 14.414139
Ambassador
Aleksandr Zmeyevsky
ru
Czech
diplomatic mission
Russian Federation
Czech Republic
chancery
Bubeneč
Prague 6
district
Prague
chancery
Czech
banker
Edvard Beneš
President of Czechoslovakia in exile
London
aircraft
surrounding land
Nazi
occupation of Czechoslovakia
Prague
headquarters
Gestapo
the war

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