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Daily LIFT #1561
Fidel Castro speaks to members of the People's Navy during his visit to the German Democratic Republic, 1972 -- Daily LIFT #1561
Michael Laxer
Feb 71 min read


Camilo Cienfuegos: Symbol of Courage and Commitment to the Revolution
A look at the great Cuban revolutionary on the anniversary of his birth. By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Camilo...
Michael Laxer
Feb 65 min read


Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel congratulate Communist Party of Vietnam
February 3 marked the 95th anniversary of the formation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The CPV received messages of solidarity...
Michael Laxer
Feb 41 min read


Remembering Celia Sanchez: The Heroine of the Cuban Revolution
By Xenia Balón de la Cuesta, translated from the Spanish The heroine of the Sierra and the plains, a symbol of Cubanness and humanism, is...
Michael Laxer
Jan 112 min read


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


When did Fidel first say the slogan Socialism or Death!?
Fidel speaks, January 1, 1989 By Enrique Villuendas Calleyro, translated from the Spanish Among the slogans that after the triumph of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 23 min read


Remembering Fidel's Christmas Eve dinner with the charcoal burners
Images via the Communist Party of Cuba On the evening of December 24, 1959, the residents of the hamlet of Soplillar, in the Ciénaga de...
Michael Laxer
Dec 25, 20241 min read


Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at ALBA-TCP
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and...
Michael Laxer
Dec 18, 202410 min read


Declarations of the XXIV ALBA-TCP Summit
On Saturday, December 14, the XXIV Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) was...
Michael Laxer
Dec 15, 20248 min read


Díaz-Canel in Venezuela for the XXIV ALBA-TCP Summit
Image via the PCC By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish CARACAS.- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the...
Michael Laxer
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Frank País García: The history of the Cuban Revolution could not be written without him
By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Frank País García was born on December 7, 1934 in Santiago de Cuba. His life was...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Daily LIFT #1502
Fidel Castro, presents Erich Honecker with a map of the Republic of Cuba during a visit to the German Democratic Republic. He was showing...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20241 min read


"The Revolution is not over. The Revolution is underway." -- Fidel and the Communist Party: Pillars of the Revolution
Image via the PCC By Xenia Balón de la Cuesta, Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish This November 25, 2024, marks the...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20244 min read


"An Act of Solidarity in Angola" - Fidel Castro, 1975
Fidel Castro during his historic visit to Angola, March 1977 An historic speech given by Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in 1975...
Michael Laxer
Nov 24, 202412 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


History Will Absolve Me! -- Fidel Castro's iconic speech, October 16, 1953
On October 16, 1953 Fidel Castro gave his iconic History Will Absolve Me speech before a Cuban court. He was on trial for his leading...
Michael Laxer
Oct 16, 20241 min read


Cuban President Díaz-Canel receives Vietnamese Colonel General Trinh Van Quyet
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba highlighted the ties of...
Michael Laxer
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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