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Volunteer Branches of 80th Anniversary Victory Corps Open in Zambia and Tanzania

16:08, 2 December 2024

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Volunteers of Victory is a Russian social movement that began in 2015 with the formation of the All-Russian Volunteer Corps for the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, uniting 136,000 people. They organize events, support veterans, maintain memorial sites, and promote Russia's modern achievements.

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The first African branches of the International Volunteer Corps for the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II have opened in Zambia and Tanzania, the Russian humanitarian agency Rossotrudnichestvo reported to Russian media.

Organized at the Russian Houses in Lusaka and Dar es Salaam, they are aimed at Russian nationals, graduates of Soviet and Russian universities, Russian language students, and young activists.

In this context, Russian citizens play an important role in preserving historical memory, emphasized the Russian ambassador to Zambia, Azim Yarakhmedov.

Additionally, one of the main missions of these centers is the "patriotic education of youth" and the mobilization of the Russian-speaking youth of Tanzania around one of the key dates in Russian history, according to the director of the Russian House in Tanzania.