South African Village in Russia
Originally of western European descent, currently living in South Africa, the first settlers in Russia plan to be dairy farmers
Source: RT
A rural community about halfway between Moscow and St. Petersburg has been selected as the location of an “African village,” according to the African International Congress in Russia. The project is a part of a five-year pilot program to settle thousands of migrants from South Africa.
African diplomats joined AIC representatives and local officials from Tver Region last week for a ceremony unveiling the symbolic cornerstone of the village, set to be built near the hamlet of Porechye.
“We plan to establish 30 settlements in Russia for Afrikaners who want to immigrate,” said the head of the Eurasian International University (EIU) and general representative of the AIC in Russia, Konstantin Klimenko.
“These are Boers, farmers of European origin, whose ancestors settled in Africa many years ago,” Klimenko explained. “Many of them are now converting to Orthodoxy and moving to Russia, attracted by our moral and spiritual way of life, with traditional family values.”
The Afrovillage is part of the pilot project currently underway in the Moscow and Tver regions, with the goal of settling about 3,000 Boer families. If successful, the AIC and its partners plan to expand it to other regions of Russia.
Afrikaners are descended from Dutch colonists who first settled around Cape Town in the mid-1650s. They became notorious for a system of racial segregation called ‘apartheid’ (1948-1994) that began under British rule but continued after South African independence was recognized. The country is currently ruled by the black majority, consisting of Bantu groups such as the Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele.
Though the construction on the actual Afrovillage has yet to begin, the project organizers are working to set up a support system for the settlers. Starting September 1, the EIU will launch an online program for learning Russian for about 200 settlers, Klimenko said.
Meanwhile, the program organizers have partnered with a local farmer, Alexei Trofimov, to set up the ‘Milkburg’ cheesery near the future village. The first settlers, who plan to be dairy farmers, will be able to get their supplies from Trofimov and sell their products through Milkburg.
The settlement project appears to be unrelated to the expansion of economic and educational opportunities for the continent that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at last month’s Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg.
In May, a Russian immigration lawyer revealed plans for an “American village” in southern Moscow Region for 200 families of conservatives fleeing political and religious persecution in the US.
As a Dutch teenager from Amsterdam, I ived in S. Africa for 16. I had intended to live there the rest of my life, when "love" pulled me away to the U.S .
Thus far, S. Aft a has been my favorite place from the late fifteen, till the early seventees. I have much love and good feelings towards the Afrikasns speaking people.
I am pleasantly surprised that there are Boere who have embraced Orthodoxy as I have. I had no idea that an Afikaaner would be capable to make such a huge jump. However, with God's help anything is possible. Including myself I too as a former Protestant converted to the true Faith 21 years ago.
Thank you Putin 🙏🏻
I've spoke to many South African nurses, they have horrific stories to tell. Doctors all carry guns in the hospitals. White people live in special compounds with high fences, electronic security, dogs... White people are routinely murdered by gangs of black youths, stabbed, burnt to death, thrown off trains...
None of these people wish any ill on black South Africans, who continue to live in abject poverty while the corrupt communist regime eggs on the violence.
South Africans are talented, hard working people. They deserve a better life. I believe Russia will flourish as long as talented, Christian and hard working people continue to be welcomed. Russia is fulfilling it's prophecy as the savour of the Christian world ☦️
And in turn the crumbling West with it's communist/fascist dictators will become a wasteland of violence, degradation and poverty. It's a tragedy. But people in the West were warned about the dangers of communism for decades, and they refused to listen.