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24.02.2008, 23:27
Cuba's National Assembly has confirmed Raul Castro’s appointment to succeed his brother Fidel as the nation's President. Fidel Castro ceded power to his 76-year-old brother in 2006, after he underwent surgery and could no longer lead the island.
20.10.2008, 00:50
Cuba has opened its first Orthodox church, a decade and a half after the communist island lifted a ban on religion. Hundreds of people, including the country’s leader Raul Castro turned out to watch the consecration. Russian Metropolitan Kirill blessed t
11.11.2008, 17:51
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He is one of the most controversial and interesting personalities of our time. Fidel Castro has always fascinated people around the globe. Now Russian readers have the opportunity to discover new facts about the Cuban leader from the most up-to-date biogr
Published: 14 November, 2008, 08:05
The Russian Orthodox Church has released a photograph of Fidel Castro. Taken in October, when a top church official visited Cuba for the consecration of an orthodox cathedral, it shows the former president looking frail.
