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Cuba–Soviet Relations in the Gorbachev Era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2005

MERVYN J. BAIN
Affiliation:
Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen.

Abstract

Cuba–Soviet relations are examined in the period that Mikhail Gorbachev was leader of the Soviet Union, focusing on the Cuban perception of the effects of the Soviet reforms on the relationship, in the light of the campaign of rectification of errors. It is concluded that the Cuban leadership kept a surprisingly united front in this period; the year 1989 and repercussions of the August 1991 coup were vital; but the Cuban reaction was not more critical due to diplomatic constraints and the hope that a semblance of the relationship could continue, despite the situation within the Soviet Union.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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