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Fidel Castro

    August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016

    Fidel Castro was a revolutionary leader and politician who embodied the Cuban Revolution. His political philosophy, firmly rooted in Marxism-Leninism, led to Cuba's transformation into a socialist state with a centralized economy and sweeping social reforms. Castro was a pivotal figure in Cold War international relations, supporting revolutionary movements globally and challenging imperialism. His legacy is complex, viewed by some as a champion of socialist ideals and anti-imperialist resistance, while others critique his authoritarian rule and its consequences.

    Fidel Castro
    History Will Absolve Me
    Fidel in the Cuban Socialist Revolution
    Che: A Memoir By Fidel Castro
    War, Racism and Economic Injustice
    The Declarations of Havana
    My life
    • Fidel in the Cuban Socialist Revolution

      • 329 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      In never before published speeches from 1959 and 1960, Fidel Castro charts the path forward for a socialist Cuba.

      Fidel in the Cuban Socialist Revolution2020
    • Pod názvom STRATEGICKÉ VÍŤAZSTVO a STRATEGICKÁ PROTIOFENZÍVA vychádza najvýznamnejšie dielo Fidela Castra Ruza - autobiografická dvojzväzková kniha spomienok na priebeh kubánskej revolúcie. Je to vôbec prvá Castrova kniha, ktorá bola vydaná na Slovensku. Autor mimoriadne pútavým a zaujímavým spôsobom mapuje priebeh revolúcie a občianskej vojny na Kube. Približuje denný život povstaleckých vojsk, ich úspechy a strasti na bojiskách. Rozprávač sa s čitateľmi veľmi otvorene delí o svoje pocity, názory a stratégie a neváha zverejniť ani osobné listy z tej doby. Denníková forma ešte umocňuje vnímanie tohto diela, z ktorého je zrejmé, prečo si ľudia na Kube vážia Fidela Castra ako výnimočného človeka, hrdinu a historického vodcu kubánskej revolúcie. Kniha je doplnená unikátnymi fotografiami, faksimile Castrových listov či mapovými prílohami s rozbormi bojových konfliktov.

      Strategické víťazstvo / Strategická protiofenzíva2016
      4.3
    • Der strategische Sieg

      • 703 pages
      • 25 hours of reading

      Die Kubanische Revolution hat bis heute nichts von ihrer Strahlkraft eingebüßt. Sie ist Vorbild und Bezugspunkt für sämtliche nachfolgenden Befreiungsbewegungen in Lateinamerika, ihre politischen Anführer Fidel Castro und Che Guevara wurden zu Ikonen des Kampfes David gegen Goliath. Im ersten Teil seiner umfassenden Erinnerungen schildert der 'Comandante en Jefe' Fidel Castro minutiös den Guerillakampf in der Sierra Maestra im Jahr 1958, die Schwierigkeiten bei der Organisation des Widerstandes gegen einen zahlenmäßig weit überlegenen Gegner und die entscheidenden Schlachten, die schließlich zum Sturz des Diktators Batista führten.

      Der strategische Sieg2012
      4.0
    • Die Geschichte wird mich freisprechen

      • 124 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Unter dem Titel „La historia me absolverá“, in Anlehnung an den letzten Satz seines Plädoyers, wurde Fidel Castros Verteidigungsrede bekannt. Der Anführer der kubanischen Rebellenarmee hielt sie am 16. Oktober 1953 bei der vorletzten Gerichtsverhandlung in Santiago de Cuba gegen die Beschuldigten des Angriffs auf die Moncada-Kaserne im selben Jahr. Sie ist ein programmatisches Manifest, Anklageschrift, rechtliche, moralische, philosophische und politische Verteidigungsschrift des revolutionären Kampfes gegen die Tyrannei. „Die Geschichte wird mich freisprechen“ ist damit von selbst zu einem Grundsatzdokument der Kubanischen Revolution und einem der wichtigsten Texte über das politische Denken und die revolutionäre Aktion Kubas und Lateinamerikas geworden.

      Die Geschichte wird mich freisprechen2009
      5.0
    • My life

      • 723 pages
      • 26 hours of reading

      The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a century. Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about everything from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution and on to the Bay of Pigs, the missile crisis and his relationship with Che Guevara. He also remembers the people he knew, from John F. Kennedy to Ernest Hemingway. Whatever your views on Castro are, this is an essential record of an incredible life - and even more extraordinary times. 'Cubaphiles are all the richer for this book ... Castro's prodigious gifts are well displayed: his formidable erudition, steely discipline, epic curiosity and his astute grasp of history' Financial Times 'Castro's life has been extraordinary and he can tell a good story' Evening Standard

      My life2008
      4.2
    • The Declarations of Havana

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      In response to the American administration’s attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize Latin American society. As Latin America experiences more revolutions in Venezuela and Bolivia, and continues to upset America’s plans for neo-liberal imperialism, renowned radical writer and activist Tariq Ali provides a searing analysis of the relevance of Castro’s message for today.

      The Declarations of Havana2008
      4.2
    • Dopisy z vězení

      • 101 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      V roce 1953 byl sedmadvacetiletý právník Fidel Castro uvězněn na ostrově Pinos za organizování ozbrojeného útoku na kasárna Moncada v Santiago de Cuba. Soubor těchto dopisů je z období od prosince 1953 do května 1955 a je doplněn o předmluvu Luis Conte Agüero, který byl přítelem tehdejšího politického vězně a adresátem některých z jeho dopisů, a doslov Vladimíra Nálevky.

      Dopisy z vězení2007
      3.5
    • Che: A Memoir By Fidel Castro

      • 237 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Castro's own description of the historic political partnership that changed the face of Cuba and Latin America. He vividly portrays Che - the man, the revolutionary and the thinker - recounting in detail his last days with Che in Cuba and giving a frank assessment of the Bolivian mission.

      Che: A Memoir By Fidel Castro2006
      3.8
    • A selections of speeches and interviews with Fidel Castro, dating from June, 2000 to November, 2001. The Cuban leader presents an indictment of the world economic and political order

      War, Racism and Economic Injustice2002
      3.9
    • Fidel Castro

      Mimořádné vystoupení k aktuálním událostem na Kubě

      Fidel Castro2000
    • Pueblo sólido que vence

      Discursos pronunciados en Sancti Spíritus y Villa Clara, 28, 29 y 30 de septiembre de 1996

      • 51 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      Pueblo sólido que vence1996
    • Fidel Castro

      La sua vita, la sua avventura in due interviste storiche

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      L'intervista è suddivisa in due parti. La prima parte, introdotta da un ritratto di Castro di Gabriel García Márquez, si concentra sulla storia della rivoluzione cubana. Il presidente Castro descrive le caratteristiche dei principali protagonisti, tra cui Che Guevara e importanti politici mondiali come Kennedy, Carter, Reagan, Chruščov e Brežnev. Viene menzionata l'azione militare cubana in Angola e eventi poco noti, come l'attentato a un aereo cubano nel 1976, in cui persero la vita membri della squadra di scherma cubana. Si affrontano anche temi come l'emigrazione negli Stati Uniti e le relazioni internazionali. La seconda parte, intitolata Presenza e futuro, contiene un'intervista con Gianni Minà, che interroga Castro sulle relazioni internazionali nel 1990, comprese quelle con l'URSS e Michail Gorbaciov. Insieme teorizzano sul comunismo, la pena di morte e la politica. Minà cerca di mantenere un approccio obiettivo, a differenza di Márquez e Amado, che ammirano la personalità di Castro. Discutono del successo del comunismo e del significato delle rivoluzioni. Il libro è ricco di informazioni dal punto di vista di Castro e può offrire un'oggettività nella percezione di questa figura controversa.

      Fidel Castro1996
      4.0
    • Projev Fidela Castra, který přednesl před soudním tribunálem Batistova buržoazního režimu v roce 1953. Projev byl současně nárysem politického programu národního a sociálního osvobození kubánského lidu.

      Dějiny mi dají za pravdu1976
    • Bolivian Diary

      • 226 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      A unique account of the last doomed eleven months of the most courageous and dedicated revolutionary of the 20th century. First published in Cuba in 1968 in a free edition of 250,000 copies, it has since become a classic. In November 1966 Che Guevara, hero of the Cuban Revolution, arrives in Bolivia to lead a guerrilla detachment fighting that country's military dictatorship. At the beginning of the diary the war games of the guerrillas seem no more real than those of Boy Scouts at play. But then real deaths begin, in flooded rivers or in ambush. The guerrilla fighters win their first battles and outwit the vastly superior army forces sent against them; but, in the end, Che Guevara and his dwindling group are surrounded and crushed. In its terse and simple prose, the Bolivian Diary gives a unique account of the guerrilla's lonely fight against armies, mountains, jungles, hunger, disease and death. And the reader's knowledge of Guevara's fate makes the book even more moving a record of the guerrillas' day-to-day suffering and bravery.

      Bolivian Diary1975
      3.8
    • Fanal Kuba

      Reden und Schriften, 1960-1962

      • 430 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      Fanal Kuba1963