21 November 2016 Professor Vladimir Shubin "The USSR and The Liberation Struggle In Southern Africa"

21 November 2016 Professor Vladimir Shubin "The USSR and The Liberation Struggle In Southern Africa", Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
The USSR role in the liberation struggle in southern Africa has been under scrutiny at all levels of discourse. The lecture and panel seeks to understand the historical consequences of the USSR significant role in the liberation movements in southern Africa with questions round ‘victories’ or ‘disappointments’ of USSR strategy. An informed panel will exchange views and engage the public on these and other southern African issues.