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Soviet-Cuban Relations, 1956-1960

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

George J. Boughton
George J. Boughton*
Affiliation:
Department of History, University of Guam, Agana, Guam 96910
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In the growing body of literature on the Cuban Revolution, the subject of Soviet attitudes and policy toward Cuba has been neglected. While this neglect holds true for the entire period since 1956, it is particularly evident in the period between Castro's landing in Cuba in December 1956 and the signing of the Soviet-Cuban economic agreements of February 1960.

The few works which touch upon this period describe the Soviet Union as having no interest in Cuba during Castro's struggle against Batista and as merely reacting to Cuban events and initiatives thereafter. In contrast to this view, the present paper will argue that the Soviet Union was actively concerned with Cuban affairs from 1956 to 1960. It was, at least partially, in response to Soviet policy that Castro began the negotiations with the Soviet Union that resulted in the economic agreements of February 1960.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , November 1974 , pp. 436 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1974

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