Russian flag burnt. Prague : A young Czechoslovak patriot burning a Soviet flag on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Russian Revolution to protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Russian troops. Mr Dubcek , the Communist Party leader found himself faced with a pro-Russian demonstration when he went to a wreath laying ceremony at the Soviet War memorial in Olcany Cemetary with Mr Cernik , the Prime Minister and other party leaders, as more than 1,000 elderly men and women , all Moscow loyalists chanted " Long-live Soviet power for all eternity " . 8 November 1968