On February 13, the Russian Embassy in Angola held a lecture “The Siege of Leningrad: 900 Heroic Days” at A. Neto University, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.
The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities of the A.Netto F. University made an introductory speech.Bashtush, who noted the decisive role of the USSR in the defeat of Nazi Germany. The Charge d’affaires of Russia in Angola, O.M. Senchenko, told Angolan students about the feat of the Leningraders who bravely survived the fascist blockade. Newsreel footage was shown during the event, as well as a fragment of D. Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony No. 7.
At the end of the lecture, everyone was able to ask their questions in order to learn more about the Great Patriotic War.
