Exhibition in Russia for Cuba’s Independence Anniversary

Moscow, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with nearly 100 books about Cuba, published on the island, the Soviet Union and in Russia, was inaugurated on Monday at the Universal Republican Scientific Library in Simferopol, Crimea.

October 25, 2021
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Dedicated to commemorate the beginning of Cuba’s fight for independence on October 10, 1868, the exhibition includes speeches and articles by the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Argentinean-Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara.

It also exhibits children’s literature, books on the history and culture of the Caribbean nation, as well as collections of poetry and prose, paintings and photographs.

During the inauguration, Irina Kiviko, Deputy Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea, recalled that the struggle of the Cuban people for the liberation from Spain’s colonial dependence began that date 153 years ago.

Kiviko said that since then, the US political circles cannot accept the Cuban victory, and denounced the tightening of Washington’s blockade against the island amid the restrictions caused worldwide by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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