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Soviet Triumph in WWII: A Factor in Struggle Against Apartheid
Soviet Triumph in WWII: A Factor in Struggle Against Apartheid
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Under the theme "80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II," the international conference began in Moscow on Tuesday. 22.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Choosing the Soviet Union as a partner was a significant victory, not just for the Russian people, but also for South Africans, as it established a solidarity that contributed to their freedom in 1990, Prof. Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu, historian and research professor at the University of South Africa, told Sputnik Africa.He emphasized that this solidarity contributed to South Africa’s liberation and helped establish enduring ties with Russia.Furthermore, Ndlovu denounced efforts by Western powers to rewrite WWII history.He underscored the Soviet Union’s unmatched sacrifice and its vital support for African liberation.Speaking of the West, the scholar reminded that while the USSR was bleeding, the West was building nuclear bombs.Adolf Hitler, a figure who emerged from the Western world and was considered its 'problem child,' was ultimately defeated by the Soviet Union, he added, speaking on the sidelines of the international conference dedicated to this year's 80th anniversary of victory in WWII in Moscow.
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Soviet Triumph in WWII: A Factor in Struggle Against Apartheid
19:27 22.04.2025 (Updated: 20:06 22.04.2025) Christina Glazkova
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Under the theme "80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II," the international conference began in Moscow on Tuesday.
Choosing the Soviet Union as a partner was a significant victory, not just for the Russian people, but also for South Africans, as it established a solidarity that contributed to their freedom in 1990, Prof. Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu, historian and research professor at the University of South Africa, told Sputnik Africa.
He emphasized that this solidarity contributed to South Africa’s liberation and helped establish enduring ties with Russia.
"In 1994 we had the elections, and the people of the Soviet Union are still with us. […] That's the meaning of the great victory of the Soviet people," he said, speaking on the sidelines of the conference.
Furthermore, Ndlovu denounced efforts by Western powers to rewrite WWII history.
“We are quite aware now that Britain, the United States, France... claim that they are the ones who fought for democracy. I mean, that's really unacceptable, because you're sort of whitewashing history,” he said.
He underscored the Soviet Union’s unmatched sacrifice and its vital support for African liberation.
“If we're now using the democracy as one of the factors of WWII that is important, the Western powers lose, lose by a wide margin. They cannot explain why is it the Soviet Union contributed so much in terms of their own people. So, for us, we don't believe them. We will never believe them because we do know our history,” the professor said.
Speaking of the West, the scholar reminded that while the USSR was bleeding, the West was building nuclear bombs.
"We don't believe that the Western world has ever done anything for humanity. The best we can remember them for is the nuclear war," Ndlovu said.
Adolf Hitler, a figure who emerged from the Western world and was considered its 'problem child,' was ultimately defeated by the Soviet Union, he added, speaking on the sidelines of the international conference dedicated to this year's 80th anniversary of victory in WWII in Moscow.
"The West did nothing else but benefited from Germany in terms of economics and dependence. But when that ended, they then decided to join the war. They joined it later," the professor concluded.
