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10 Symbols of the Revolution in Havana
Choosing just ten locations in the capital that reflect Cuba's revolutionary work was a considerable challenge. This task is complicated...
Michael Laxer
Jan 74 min read


"The Cuban Revolution has been a timeless source of inspiration for the struggle of the working class": KKE
Message of the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE ) to the Communist Party...
Michael Laxer
Jan 32 min read


Daily LIFT #1509
Che Sketch, USA 1967 -- Daily LIFT #1509
Michael Laxer
Dec 4, 20241 min read


The 17th Chess Olympiad, Havana 1966
The International Chess Federation's (FIDE) 17th Chess Olympiad was held in Havana, Cuba between October 23 and November 20, 1966. 52 teams participated in the event which was a huge success for the socialist host nation just 7 years after the Revolution, 5 years after the Bay of Pigs and 4 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. As was expected at the time, the Soviet team won the gold medal at the tournament with the US winning silver and the Hungarian People's Republic bronz
Michael Laxer
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Daily LIFT #1472
Fidel Castro speaks beneath the iconic Heroic Guerilla portrait of Che -- Daily LIFT #1472
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Farewell to Che - Fidel Castro
On October 18, 1967, Fidel Castro gave a stirring, powerful and deeply moving speech in memory of his friend and comrade, Che Guevara,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 18, 202418 min read


Daily LIFT #1463
Fidel Castro beneath the iconic Guerrillero Heroico photographic portrait of Che taken by Alberto Korda in 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1463 Today...
Michael Laxer
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Being like Che: Inspiration for the new generations
By Marlen Carrasco, Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Today, the world faces complex challenges: social inequality,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 8, 20242 min read


Fidel speaks and Che's Farewell Letter: October 3, 1965
Fidel reads Che's letter The historic first Central Committee meeting of the newly formed Communist Party of Cuba was held in Havana on...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 202411 min read


United for the Revolution: 59th anniversary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
On October 3, 1965, the first Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba was established in an historic event that marked the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20243 min read


Daily LIFT #1458
Che participating in a voluntary work day, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #1458 Che was one of the people who proposed the idea of working a half...
Michael Laxer
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Daily LIFT #1448
Comrade Che! -- Daily LIFT #1448
Michael Laxer
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Daily LIFT #1443
Che with his family and other children, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #1443
Michael Laxer
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Romárico Vidal Sotomayor García, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, dies in Havana
Via the Communist Party of Cuba, lightly edited and translated from the Spanish In the early morning hours of September 1, Hero of the...
Michael Laxer
Sep 3, 20242 min read


Fred Hampton born, August 30, 1948
The great revolutionary and freedom fighter, Fred Hampton, was born August 30, 1948. A leader of the Black Panthers he was murdered by...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Daily LIFT #1404
Che photo c. January 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1404 While not dated the wounded arm shows this is right around the time of the Revolution as he...
Michael Laxer
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Daily LIFT #1402
Che at the Chess Olympiad in Havana, 1966 -- Daily LIFT #1402 We have come across an archive of amazing photos from this remarkable event...
Michael Laxer
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Díaz-Canel speaks at the VIII Plenum of the Communist Party of Cuba
By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "The analyses of this VIII party Plenum have been critical, as they should be...
Michael Laxer
Jul 8, 20247 min read


Maceo and Che still accompany the Cuban people in their struggle: Fidel Castro
Speech given by Fidel Castro at a ceremony in homage to the births of Antonio Maceo and Che, Havana, June 15, 2002 Fellow Cubans: Today...
Michael Laxer
Jun 15, 20243 min read


Daily LIFT #1371
Che! -- Daily LIFT #1371
Michael Laxer
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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