PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Friday received two honorary doctorates from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Mandela, who arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, told members of the academy that he will always cherish his association with the great intellectuals. “I would interpret your action also as a tribute to the intellectuals of our country, of all colours and backgrounds, who have followed their calling to fashion the complex experience and aspirations of our diverse society into a single, realisable vision of a society at peace with itself,” he said.