Monument to Fidel Castro Unveiled in Moscow

On November 22, a monument to Fidel Castro, legendary leader of the Cuban people, was unveiled in Moscow at an event presided over by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The monument, by sculptor Alexei Chebanenko and architect Andrei Bely, took six months to create. Fidel, rendered in bronze, stands atop a rock inscribed with a stylized map of Cuba, mounted on a granite pedestal. The monument, according to the Kremlin's press release, reflects the heroic path of a person who stood up for the rights and freedoms of the Cuban people. The monument stands in Fidel Castro Square in the Sokol district of Moscow, named in his honour in 2017.

The initiative to erect a monument to Fidel Castro came from the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry. The idea was supported by the Russian Military-Historical Society which held a closed artistic contest with 11 works participating.

The speeches delivered by the two presidents on this occasion are reproduced below.

(With files from Kremlin.ru.)

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Volume 52 Number 49 - November 25, 2022

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