The Russian Embassy will be hosting a Floral Tribute Ceremony at the Russian section of the Wall of Names, which has names of 67 Soviet officers who sacrificed their lives in the Struggle for the liberation of this country.

Russia has always been a friend to the people of South Africa and has never been ignorant of the Liberation Struggle. The Soviet Union was the only great power which refused any contact with the apartheid regime, unlike most Western states, which felt reluctant to drop economic, and even political ties.

Since the early 1960s, the Russian people have provided massive support to the anti-apartheid Struggle. As we remember support in decades past: during apartheid the Soviet Union provided military training and arms to the African National Congress, as well as to other liberation movements on the continent.

Date:   15 December 2020

Venue: Sanctuary

Time:    14h00