From Lenin to Castro, 1917-1959: Early Encounters between Moscow and Havana - Paperback

by Mervyn J. Bain (Author)

This book utilizes a number of previously unused sources to examine the relationship between Moscow and Havana in the period between the Russian and Cuban Revolutions. It provides a number of important conclusions including that prior to the January 1959, Moscow took considerable interest in the island as a multifaceted relationship existed.

Author Biography

Mervyn J. Bain is senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom). He has published various articles on Cuba's relationship with the Soviet Union and Russia in journals including the Cuban Studies, Journal of Latin American Studies, Communist and Post Communist Studies and The LatinAmericanist amongst others. He is also the author of the two books Soviet-Cuban Relations 1985 to 1991. Changing Perceptions in Moscow and Havana, and Russian-Cuban Relations Since 1992. Continuing Camaraderie in a Post-Soviet World, both published by Lexington Books in January 2007 and July 2008 respectively.