Cuba: Reliving Memories of Communism – The New York Times

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Cuba: Reliving Memories of Communism

When Yana Paskova visited Cuba, her eyes — and heart — were attuned to details that summoned her childhood in Communist Bulgaria.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/cuba-reliving-memories-of-communism/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog

Last year’s anniversary of this event — which had allowed my family to immigrate to the Western world 25 years ago — prompted me to examine how democracy and Communism each had affected my country. This awakened a stronger urge — to explore places of kindred circumstances, with Cuba as a natural choice.