Stock Photo - Czech President Milos Zeman (left) awarded four Russian personalities at a reception he and his wife Ivana held at the Czech embassy in Moscow today, on Thursday, November 22, 2017, as a way to thank Russian war veterans who took part in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazi occupation. Zeman handed medals for heroism to Mariya Rokhlina, Vladimir Dymkov and Boris Zvyagintsev, all WW2 veterans aged over 90. He also handed medals of merit to Russian expert in Czech studies Valeriya Vasilyeva and Russian human rights advocate Svetlana Gannushkina. The reception today also marked the 99th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Czechoslovakia. The reception was one of the last major events that Vladimir Remek attended in his capacity of the Czech ambassador in Moscow as his four-year mission is to end soon. It is not yet known who will be the new ambassador. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)