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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... joined the Comin- tern , represented by Moscow's éminence grise , the Pole Aaron Simkovich , alias Fabio Grobart . The mysterious Grobart em- barked on a long - term mission to build in Cuba a Communist for- ward base for proselytism ...
... joined the Comin- tern , represented by Moscow's éminence grise , the Pole Aaron Simkovich , alias Fabio Grobart . The mysterious Grobart em- barked on a long - term mission to build in Cuba a Communist for- ward base for proselytism ...
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... joined a crowd marching on a police station . He denied , however , any sinister motive . " I did what every student in Colombia did , " he said . " I joined the people . . . . I tried , insofar as it was possible , to avoid the fire ...
... joined a crowd marching on a police station . He denied , however , any sinister motive . " I did what every student in Colombia did , " he said . " I joined the people . . . . I tried , insofar as it was possible , to avoid the fire ...
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... joined the 26th of July Movement and raised funds for the revolution , deployed arms , and harbored persecuted rebels . When Batista fell , they cele- brated the advent of the new regime with unflagging confidence in the future . For ...
... joined the 26th of July Movement and raised funds for the revolution , deployed arms , and harbored persecuted rebels . When Batista fell , they cele- brated the advent of the new regime with unflagging confidence in the future . For ...
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