The Cuban Revolution Will Never Be Destroyed

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Fidel Castro, former president and leader of the Cuban revolution, died in November at age 90.

  • Fidel Castro, former president and leader of the Cuban revolution, died in November at age 90. | Photo: Reuters.

“There is no alternative, nor a historical need to change systems, I do not think anything of what the enemies of Castroism are hoping for.”

Fidel Castro’s legacy and the power of the Cuban Revolution will live on, prominent Russian historian Nikolai Sergeyevich Leonov — who once served as Fidel Castro’s interpreter during the late Cuban revolutionary’s visit to the Soviet Union in 1963 — told EFE in a recent interview.

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Leonov, who wrote a book on Raul Castro’s personal life, recalled that “Cuba never reduced the importance of education, science and technology, even in the special period.”

“Fidel did not close off a single school,” he said, “overcoming the difficult years (after the fall of the communist bloc) before us. What can any other political force offer to replace the work of the Revolution?” he said during an interview with EFE.

“There is no alternative, nor a historical need to change systems, I do not think anything of what the enemies of Castroism are hoping for. The hopes of recalcitrant elements in Miami have no basis,” said Leonov, a former deputy director of the Soviet KGB.

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He stressed that the Communist Party of Cuba approved a new socio-economic plan at its last congress in April to perfect the socialist model, although the island already leads in several fields in the Latin American continent, especially in medicine and science.

“Fidel was a giant who was ahead of his time. His commitment to education, tourism and public health are attainable social achievements. His legacy is indestructible; even the citizens of developed countries go to Cuba to find a cure for their diseases,” he added.

In his opinion, “Fidel, Raul, the party already marked the way,” and “the people fully support the party line, an inheritance of Jose Marti.”

“The party must be the sole guide of the people and must reflect at all times the fundamental hopes of the nation. Fidel did manage to create a strong nucleus, not like his predecessors (Simon) Bolivar or (Augusto Cesar) Sandino,” added the historian.

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