The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.
Category: Cold War Era
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This Isn’t the First Time the Fed Has Struggled for Independence
The Trump administration is threatening the Fed’s autonomy, which the central bank regained with the Treasury-Fed accord in 1951.
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Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia’s Soul, Dies at 92
He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.
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Can the S.S. United States Be Saved?
(The storied ocean liner, that is.)
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Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?
With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world.
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Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?
With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world.
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Germany Celebrates Wolf Biermann, a Singer Who United East and West
A show at the German Historical Museum honors Wolf Biermann, whose music and moral stance endeared him to audiences across the once divided country.
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Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Sports:An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of Wheaties boxes.
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The Artists Questioning Nostalgia for East Germany’s Past
The New York Times – T Magazine:Contemporary works are casting a new light on sentimentality for Communism.