Cuba's communist regime will begin broadcasting Russian courses in the coming months and resume Soviet-era practices in 40 years. Russia and Cuba-centric The outlet reported on Monday.
The Russian outlet Giport cited Elizaveta Golovakha, a senior lecturer at the Pushkin Institute of Russian Language. Gorobaka said that the Russian lesson entitled “Russian on TV” has already been recorded and is waiting to be broadcast in Cuba. Golovakha reportedly told reporters for the Russian state-owned TASS news agency that the upcoming broadcast date is currently being coordinated with Cuba's radio and television research labs.
“I have a great interest in learning Russian in Cuba, and I said that the Castro government has not mentioned it maintaining it, especially among people who have no internet access. strict Internet censorship and its access to the Internet are extremely expensive for millions of Cubans who have been poor for decades under communism.
The Russian Embassy in Havana celebrated the announcement as “great news” on its official social media accounts, saying “Cubans can learn Russians in classes that will soon be broadcast on national television.”
Russian television lessons will reintroduce practices maintained by the Communist Party during the heyday of relations with the Soviet Union. The Russian Embassy in Havana explained Facebook The project originally began in the fall of 2023 in collaboration with the Pushkin Language Institute in Russia, the University of Havana and Cuban television.
It remains openly unknown at the time of reporting whether the Castro administration will lead to temporary orders, as Russian lessons worsen Cuba and the nearly endless blackout impact. suspension School, work, and Sports He is active nationwide in desperate attempts to “save power.” Cuba's barely functional power grid, which has completely collapsed several times in recent months, is unable to provide enough power across the country at once.
For decades, the Castro regime was established. It's maintained Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, mandatory Russian courses at Cuban schools and universities abolished the teaching of English.
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The manslaughter dictator Fidel Castro, who originally demanded forced Russian teachings in Cuba, reportedly lamented in 2008 that “Russians were studying English.” Everyone was studying English except for us who were studying Russian. ”
According to Madrid-based outlet Diario de Cuba, the Federal University of Kazan in Russia is holding an initiative with the University of Education in Havana to teach Russian as an elective subject. in 2024both countries I agree In addition to other unspecified educational projects, Russian teachers will be sent to Cuba for joint development of textbooks in Spanish.
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In recent years, as a result of Cuba's continued economic collapse, mainly under communism, the Castro regime has sought an increase in aid from Russia, the best investor during the Soviet Union. Russia Reopen Cuba shipped oil to Cuba in 2024 after a year-long suspension to withstand a serious shortage of fuel for both the country's vehicles and the power plants that barely work. Russian fuel shipping also helps to offset a Reduction Shipment from the socialist regime in Venezuela.
New Russian shipping of crude oil has arrived in Cuba Tuesday morning. Russian tanker Akademik Gubkin reportedly delivered 790,000 barrels of crude oil to a Cuban refinery. in Julya Russian delegation traveled to Havana to discuss the construction of a Russian-made oil refinery. “There is crude oil in Cuba, and it is logical to produce it here, rather than importing petroleum products,” said Duma's vice-chairman Alexander Babakov, who said, “The largest Russian companies can join here.” ” he added.
Christian K. Calzo is a Venezuelan writer and documents life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here.
