Dmitri Prieto’s Diary

The Sad Contradiction of Silvio Rodriguez

Bureaucracies usually don’t let themselves be “destroyed,” they defend themselves. Nor are they given to “evolving”; instead, that’s the very cause of the immobilism and statism that Amaury and Silvio criticized.

Cuba TV, Coffee & the Andromeda Threat

What stands out as curious in all this is that amidst the economic and social changes occurring in Cuba, suddenly the threat of our collision with Andromeda and the adventures of coffee have become issues of public debate in our media.

The Cuban Gold Rush

“I’ll buy anything with gold in it.” It’s the cry of Cuba’s gold buyers, almost all of them young. They holler the same or very similarly, with an identical tone and intonation.

A Forgotten Monument?

Not many people know about the monument on Puerto de La Habana Avenue. It has a relief with some half-dressed men hopelessly hanging onto the helm of a sinking ship.

Jose Marti: The Dissident Hero

The dissidence of Marti with respect to the high command was revealed in the documentary. In the current context it is very important to defend the idea that differences are inherent characteristics of any revolution.