Fidel before Lenin’s Mausoleum, June 27, 1972.Photo: Granma Archives The Communist Party of Cuba sends a message to its counterpart in the Russian Federation on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Lenin’s birth Author: Granma | [email protected] On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, in a message …
By Andile Mngxitama South African politics have been normalised as politics. Basically, the game of how the powerful maintains their power and the status qou is protected. For a little while around 2014, there was a glimmer of hope that mainstream politics would be disrupted from within the arena of bourgeois politics. This has come …
By BO Staff Writer On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro and a group of revolutionaries attacked the Moncada Barracks with the intention of inspiring the people towards rupture with the imperialist sponsored Batista regime. Following a determined battle with Batista’s army, the revolutionaries suffered defeat. Many of them were executed, some were tortured, and others …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: “[I]t is in this field, in the field of ideas, in the field of sentiments, in the field of revolutionary virtues, in the field of intelligence, aside from his military virtues, …
Media Statement Black First Land First (BLF) is once again appalled, but not surprised, at the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calling for the democratically elected President of Zimbabwe, Comrade Robert Mugabe, to step down. Malema has been brazen in his service to British imperialism since the EFF leadership held a secret meeting …
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday was the official send off of the Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro. Today we republish his great speech on Cuba’s achievements during its revolutionary struggle. This speech was delivered at the May Day rally held in Revolution Square, Havana, May 1, 2003. This speech was originally published on the Marxists.org website. …
By Arminio Savioli Former Cuban President and leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, passed away on 26 November 2019 at the age of 90 years. The following interview was conducted in February 1961 in Cuba. Havana, January — “Do you really want to write that this is socialist revolution? All right, write it. We …
