The effect of USSR on Cuba

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

11/11/2008

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

International relations

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Summary :

Introduction.
The question of USSR's involvement in Cuba after the Cuban revolution of 1959.
1. Soviet involvement and the necessary Marxist-Leninist doctrine.
2. Contradictions and paradox.
Castro's decision to create a socialist state based on Democratic Centralism.
Other policies of Castro which had overwhelmingly positive intentions.
The law modeled after the Article 12 of the 1936 constitution of the USSR.
Cuban life - a mixture of hope, happiness, regret, and oppression.
Conclusion.

Abstract

The second half of the 20th century saw a great deal of ussr involvement in cuba economically, politically, and militarily. The ussr contributed large amounts of money, weapons, subsidized goods, and other aid to the Cuban government lead by Fidel Castro. cuba underwent a great many changes during this time period and many of these changes could not have occurred without communist Russia's intervention in cuba. cuba's ties to the ussr only increased as US economic blockades of Cuban goods increased along with cuba's strategic importance to the ussr. This subject has been a topic of heated debate for many years, given the socialist position of the Cuban government, the fact that Castro continues to remain in power after more than 40 years of rule under constantly changing conditions, and cuba's importance to world development. However, it is often difficult to discern exactly how Communist Russia's influence has affected cuba due to the trend towards propaganda rather than truly objective writing when dealing with literature on the subject.