The Cuban Revolution remains one of the most polarising events of the 20th century. The establishment denounces the revolution and its leaders, Castro and Guevara, as dictators who ruined Cuba, while supporting the criminal US blockade on the country. Meanwhile, much of the left unquestioningly celebrates the country as a socialist paradise.
This session will critically examine the revolution from a genuinely Marxist perspective. Was Cuba really a popular workers’ revolution that established socialism? Are the country’s problems simply down to the US blockade, or are they rooted in the class divisions and economic priorities of Cuban society? This session will offer a revolutionary critique of Cuban so-called “socialism”.