Sergiev Posad, September 12 (DPRK ISG Information Bureau - RSTV)   

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On September 10, the Sergiev Posad Socio-Economic College hosted an event dedicated to two important dates: Republic Day (September 9) and International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism (September 10). It was organized by members of the primary cell of the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK in Sergiev Posad and activists of the "Movement of the First".

Republic Day is a holiday dedicated to the anniversary of the founding of the DPRK, and International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism is a reminder of how human cruelty can slow down this progress.

In the first part of the event, activist Vadim Averin gave an informative presentation and a detailed report on the topic of "Republic Day", in which he spoke about key moments in the history of the development of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as well as the cooperation of the DPRK with the USSR and Russia.

The second part of the event discussed the history of the development of fascism and the consequences of its spread. Activists Konstantin Baranov and Timofey Korostelev gave a large presentation prepared jointly with the advisor to the director of the College, Comrade Alena Svetova. They examined the main aspects of the development of fascism - from Mussolini and Hitler to the present day.

The head of the Russian-Korean Friendship Club and Deputy Director of the College for educational and industrial work, Comrade Georgy Dmitriev, spoke about the atrocities that took place in the concentration camps and underground laboratories of the infamous "Unit 731", from whose inhuman experiments, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Mongolian prisoners suffered.

He ardently called on first-year students with an active civic position to join the Friendship Club, spoke about the achievements of the Club, including humanitarian ones, over the past academic year.