Fidel’s Legacy to the World: Revolutionary Theory and Practice
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By: Arnold August
People rest on a sidewalk while waiting for the cortege carrying the ashes of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro, Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 4, 2016. | Photo: Reuters
Fidel’s legacy lies in his capacity to link theory and practice, or practice and theory, through the concrete analysis of concrete conditions.
From his high school days into the 1950s, Fidel Castro familiarized himself with the writings and activities of Jose Marti, among other 19th-century Cuban fighters for social justice and independence from Spain.
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