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La Vieja Guardia / To the Old Guard
November 15, 2019"You...who walked in the glorious red October sun, and taught us that the word collective and its moral import apply to the individual."
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La Vieja Guardia / To the Old Guard
November 14, 2019"You...who walked in the glorious red October sun, and taught us that the word collective and its moral import apply to the individual."
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Germany’s pyrrhic victory over the Berlin Wall
November 12, 2019In the end, the odds were against the GDR. But its defeat doesn't mean the system it was building, socialism, was proven false.
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This week in history: Havana, Cuba, celebrates its 500th birthday
November 12, 2019The Cuban capital has been gearing up for this celebration for several years, scheduling concerts, tours, cultural events and other observances.
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‘Waking in Havana’: Good works on the AIDS front in Cuba
November 12, 2019Elena Schwolsky’s new book Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba is a well-written, moving account of her work as a nurse in Cuba’s HIV/AIDS prevention program.
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