“We Are from Biafra”. Igbo Students in the USSR during the Civil War in Nigeria, 1967-1970
Drawing on the Russian archival documents the article examines the Soviet policy towards Igbo students who studied in the USSR during the civil war in Nigeria (1967-1970). They sided the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra, Eastern Nigeria, seceded from Nigeria in May 1967. The USSR supported the ter...
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Vestnik RUDN. International Relations |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/viewFile/29823/20178 |