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Cuba Revives the 1991 Nightmare: What Is Now Worse than the 'Special Period' After the Collapse of the Soviet Union

While the world was celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was no reason to celebrate in Cuba. The Caribbean island faced a grim reality. What for the West symbolized the victory of capitalism was, for Havana, the announcement of an imminent economic catastrophe. Moscow was not only its closest political ally, but also its financial and commercial lifeguard. With its disappearance, Cub…
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While the world was celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was no reason to celebrate in Cuba. The Caribbean island faced a grim reality. What for the West symbolized the victory of capitalism was, for Havana, the announcement of an imminent economic catastrophe. Moscow was not only its closest political ally, but also its financial and commercial lifeguard. With its disappearance, Cub…

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periodistadigital.com broke the news in on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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