And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba : a Personal PortraitMorrow, 1989 - 384 pages This personal account of the author and members of his family spans thirty years, from January 1, 1959, up until the present day where the Soviets continue to use fortified coves to keep their missiles only 90 miles from America's shores. Photos. |
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... democratic process , painstakingly main- tained during the period 1940-1952 . But the great majority of the population was tired of violence and yearned for a civilized settle- ment . Most of the Cuban exiled leaders , including former ...
... democratic process , painstakingly main- tained during the period 1940-1952 . But the great majority of the population was tired of violence and yearned for a civilized settle- ment . Most of the Cuban exiled leaders , including former ...
Page 69
... democratic principles and liberal tra- ditions that this law would destroy . I urge you to oppose the law as a crime against the nation and to denounce the dislocations and convulsions that it would provoke . " Cattlemen of Cuba , stand ...
... democratic principles and liberal tra- ditions that this law would destroy . I urge you to oppose the law as a crime against the nation and to denounce the dislocations and convulsions that it would provoke . " Cattlemen of Cuba , stand ...
Page 89
... Democratic Movement . None of the front directors was a caudillo who could rival Castro's charisma and riveting histrionics . They were , however , true democrats with sound principles and growing appeal . Mindful of the Cubans ' woeful ...
... Democratic Movement . None of the front directors was a caudillo who could rival Castro's charisma and riveting histrionics . They were , however , true democrats with sound principles and growing appeal . Mindful of the Cubans ' woeful ...
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