Red Africa

After gaining independence in the early 1960s, the young African nations are greeted by an unexpected and enigmatic friend from a!far-off continent. Soviet parliamentarians arrive in an endless stream, paying visits to Africa’s new leaders. These ambassadors of the nation with a ‘bright future’ radiate friendliness and offer assistance in technical, social and cultural development under the banner of a new ideology of equality and fraternity. But is everything as carefree as the Soviet propaganda claims? 

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