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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... Cuba , but not bold enough to finish the job , Khrushchev decided he was ... Cuban exile leader . It stressed the need to prepare for military action ... exiles , which had been bogged down in a mass of bureau- cratic details ...
... Cuba , but not bold enough to finish the job , Khrushchev decided he was ... Cuban exile leader . It stressed the need to prepare for military action ... exiles , which had been bogged down in a mass of bureau- cratic details ...
Page 305
... exiles who suffer in the same cause herd together in a foreign country . " This was axiomatic in the case of the Cubans , who clearly preferred consoling illusions to disturbing realities . Craving for upbeat news , they used to accost ...
... exiles who suffer in the same cause herd together in a foreign country . " This was axiomatic in the case of the Cubans , who clearly preferred consoling illusions to disturbing realities . Craving for upbeat news , they used to accost ...
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... Cuban exiles also have excelled . Fernando Bu- jones , who left Cuba when he was four , ranks today among the most accomplished ballet dancers in the world , and Lourdes Ló- pez gained recognition and fame after she joined the late ...
... Cuban exiles also have excelled . Fernando Bu- jones , who left Cuba when he was four , ranks today among the most accomplished ballet dancers in the world , and Lourdes Ló- pez gained recognition and fame after she joined the late ...
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