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On February 19, 2025, an exhibition dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad was opened in Cape Town. The event was organized by the Russian Consulate General with the support of the management of the Castle of Good Hope. The exhibition, prepared by the Russian Presidential National Center for Historical Memory in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN, was ceremoniously opened in the presence of distinguished guests, including members of the diplomatic corps, local activists, veterans of the ANC’s military wing, and representatives of the "Volunteers of Victory" movement. The event also featured a screening of the film “Nuremberg“ (2023), dedicated to the Nuremberg Trials. A key theme of the event was the recognition of the crimes committed by the Nazi regime during World War II. Consul General A. Malenko emphasized that "the factual evidence presented at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi crimes against the civilian population of the Soviet Union and Poland, along with the legal assessment, clearly point to these acts as genocide, particularly in the occupied territories of the USSR and Poland." Additionally, the prospects for cooperation between Russia and the Republic of South Africa within the BRICS framework were discussed, including the creation of an independent payment system and a single currency, which would strengthen financial sovereignty and contribute to the development of a fairer multipolar world. The exhibition will be on display at the Castle of Good Hope, and we invite all interested parties to visit. #RussianMFA#RussiaSouthAfrica#Victory80