Ambroise Tézenas
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The End of the End of the Revolution

Castro’s Cuba is turning 50 and has been dying for years. What can Obama - or anyone else – do to help bring the island in the 21st century ?

« Revolution was supposed to mean equal opportunity for all, but it has become a word the Castro brothers own. Young Cubans don’t believe in the Castros’ version of revolution. They don’t believe in a world where the internet is forbidden and your whole world is Cuba with the rest blocked out » says Giselle Palacios.

story by Roger Cohen
Commission for The New York Times Magazine 2008

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The Malecòn in the capital. Cuba

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Street in the district of la Habana Vieja. Cuba

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A Street in the district of la Habana Vieja. Cuba

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La Havana seen from el Castillo del Moro with a Venezuelan warship crossing. Cuba

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The Ministry of Interior Defense Building. "Forever Onward Toward Victory". Cuba

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Las Alegrias bar on Lealtad Street in Centro Havana. Cuba

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Street in Cienfuegos. Cuba

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La Habana Vieja district. Cuba

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Centro Habana district . Cuba

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A cafe in la Habana Vieja district. Cuba

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Bar in Vedado district, la Habana. Cuba

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Street in Havana Vieja district. Cuba

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 East-west highway of Cuba, on the outskirts of Santa Clara

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Electric installation in the entrance of a building in Havana Vieja district.