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Che in the People's Republic of China, 1960
In the fall of 1960 the great revolutionary leader Che Guevara went on a diplomatic mission that saw him visit a number of socialist...
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20212 min read


Daily LIFT #416
Che being interviewed for Irish television, Dublin 1964 -- Daily LIFT #416
Michael Laxer
Mar 19, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #412
Che visits with school children on his trip to the People's Republic of China, October 1960 -- Daily LIFT #412
Michael Laxer
Mar 15, 20211 min read


Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space, born March 9, 1934
"Having rounded the Earth in a satellite spaceship, I have seen how beautiful our planet is. Let us preserve and multiply this beauty,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #399
Che and Yuri Gagarin share a laugh -- Daily LIFT #399 Wonderful photo of Che and Gagarin. It is not dated but is likely from 1964 in...
Michael Laxer
Feb 25, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #369
Che with his motorized bicycle, Argentina 1950 -- Daily LIFT #369 A young Che with the bicycle that he attached a motor to to travel...
Michael Laxer
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Remembering Fidel
Fidel Castro died November 25, 2016. Today we remember the great freedom fighter, internationalist and communist Fidel Castro who died...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20201 min read


Comrades Yuri Gagarin and Ernesto Che Guevara, Moscow, November 11, 1964
Comrades Yuri Gagarin and Ernesto Che Guevara, Moscow, November 11, 1964 Cuban revolutionary hero Che and Soviet icon Yuri Gagarin, the...
Michael Laxer
Nov 11, 20201 min read


Remembering Camilo Cienfuegos -- Cuban Revolutionary Leader Lost October 28, 1959
Remembering Camilo Cienfuegos -- Cuban Revolutionary Leader Lost October 28, 1959 Camilo Cienfuegos was one of the principle...
Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 20201 min read


Daily LIFT #304
Che visits the cruiser Aurora, Leningrad, 1960 -- Daily LIFT #304 The Aurora, of course, fired the famous shot that was the signal to...
Michael Laxer
Oct 15, 20201 min read
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