Dolphin, an engineer of 28 years, would have preferred this Saturday, April 16 have been on a beach east of Havana. What I had expected. A quart of rum, half a dozen cans of beer with friends, drinking and trying to conquer some of the young singles who work with him. But Cuba is in Congress. And the relaxed weekend of dwarf coconut trees and sun was cut short in a two-hour march in the Plaza of the Revolution.
"I am new to my company. Do not want to point me for not participating in revolutionary activities, especially now that it formed a commission to send home the redundant workers. "I do not want to be one of them. Either way, do not poorly spent. Last night I was with members of the neighborhood playing dominoes and drinking 'Cuba Libre'.
At 7 am and we are tasty (drunk). In the Plaza had a lot of people. With horror I saw the sun of the military parade, then my company went around the rostrum. The best part was that I conquered a mulatto, "says Dolphin, red as a tomato. To bad weather, good face. Felicia, 34, an architect, went as low Dolphin wins the massive military parade before the opening of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
That day he wanted straightening hair. "But the boss asked us to leave. In addition to my salary, I paid 27 pesos convertibles and rumored to be on the horizon is a business trip abroad. And when choosing who travels, he always comes to light the revolutionary integrity. I need that 'faster' (flight).
With the money from the diet, plus the cheesy to buy, I can collect for my wedding and maybe even fix my room, "says Felicia, who wears a hood dedicated to the five Cuban spies imprisoned in the U.S.. All those born after Fidel Castro's revolution, at least once in their life, participated in a 'pachanga' policy in the Plaza of the Revolution.
It's like going to Mecca for a Muslim. When the single commander dressed in olive green and wore boots, the 'acts of revolutionary reaffirmation' were given for quantities. Five or six a year. Sometimes more. There is no record of the cost in money of these mobilizations. Public transport stopped its service from 12 pm the previous day .
Then, in several parts of the city, duly reported by the official press, the entire bus fleet from Havana was ready to move personnel to the Plaza. But from the February 24, 2008, when General Raúl Castro took over the nation, the tedious marches and speeches of many hours in the sun have decreased greatly.
The ordinary people appreciate it. No wonder in the street would say 'Raul's brief. "He speaks little and no fuss political weapon as his brother, a doctor of science true when people pour into the streets. Never has been compulsory to attend this event. Go if you want. Many fall asleep at home or fixing up their plants.
But Castro's revolution is a complex chain of commitments. If it works for the state, 90% of the workforce, and have a good job, you understand barman in a hotel, airport or customs of a car you have been assigned by your company, it is always advisable to attend. The watchful eye of the 'Big Brother' which is the core of the party is watching the way you show yourself to the calls revolutionary.
Over the years and wear logical regime, many, like Antonio, electrician, he does not care. "In my work I pay hard currency. I have not even lunch. I spend more money on going to and from work and eat something in the street than I earn as wages. I'm not voting in any election, much less to take a sauna in the Plaza of the Revolution.
" In the spring of 2011 and the Cuban welfare state is in liquidation. Once, the good that could happen in your life depended on the conduct made before the socialist revolution of the poor, by the poor and the humble "this April 16 celebrates 50 years. Such an attitude was necessary to obtain an apartment, a refrigerator, a television in black and white made in Moscow or an alarm clock.
All bonds were exchanged by participation in official or voluntary work. Not anymore. The regime wants to streamline their public expenditure and the APAN people as possible. Precisely at the VI Congress has just begun to discuss how you can take to walk the moribund local economy. And that happens to eliminate most state subsidies and sent unemployment to one million 300 thousand people in less than two years.
In the street there are not many expectations with Congress. Most people think that the event of the Communists will not give anything to overturn their lives. Of course, there is a morbid curiosity to know if Fidel Castro continues to lead the party or retire full time. And she is writing her memoirs, leaving the specialists directing the economy.
Also raises interesting to know who will occupy the second position within the party, if Raul is elected first secretary. For the engineer Dolphin and his friends the topics discussed in the plenary Conference Center passed the background. Especially the day of the big match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Spanish league, the most followed on the island after baseball.
"That to me is more morbid," says Dolphin road to a cafe to watch the game Vedado. Each weekend live their own way. 
"I am new to my company. Do not want to point me for not participating in revolutionary activities, especially now that it formed a commission to send home the redundant workers. "I do not want to be one of them. Either way, do not poorly spent. Last night I was with members of the neighborhood playing dominoes and drinking 'Cuba Libre'.
At 7 am and we are tasty (drunk). In the Plaza had a lot of people. With horror I saw the sun of the military parade, then my company went around the rostrum. The best part was that I conquered a mulatto, "says Dolphin, red as a tomato. To bad weather, good face. Felicia, 34, an architect, went as low Dolphin wins the massive military parade before the opening of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
That day he wanted straightening hair. "But the boss asked us to leave. In addition to my salary, I paid 27 pesos convertibles and rumored to be on the horizon is a business trip abroad. And when choosing who travels, he always comes to light the revolutionary integrity. I need that 'faster' (flight).
With the money from the diet, plus the cheesy to buy, I can collect for my wedding and maybe even fix my room, "says Felicia, who wears a hood dedicated to the five Cuban spies imprisoned in the U.S.. All those born after Fidel Castro's revolution, at least once in their life, participated in a 'pachanga' policy in the Plaza of the Revolution.
It's like going to Mecca for a Muslim. When the single commander dressed in olive green and wore boots, the 'acts of revolutionary reaffirmation' were given for quantities. Five or six a year. Sometimes more. There is no record of the cost in money of these mobilizations. Public transport stopped its service from 12 pm the previous day .
Then, in several parts of the city, duly reported by the official press, the entire bus fleet from Havana was ready to move personnel to the Plaza. But from the February 24, 2008, when General Raúl Castro took over the nation, the tedious marches and speeches of many hours in the sun have decreased greatly.
The ordinary people appreciate it. No wonder in the street would say 'Raul's brief. "He speaks little and no fuss political weapon as his brother, a doctor of science true when people pour into the streets. Never has been compulsory to attend this event. Go if you want. Many fall asleep at home or fixing up their plants.
But Castro's revolution is a complex chain of commitments. If it works for the state, 90% of the workforce, and have a good job, you understand barman in a hotel, airport or customs of a car you have been assigned by your company, it is always advisable to attend. The watchful eye of the 'Big Brother' which is the core of the party is watching the way you show yourself to the calls revolutionary.
Over the years and wear logical regime, many, like Antonio, electrician, he does not care. "In my work I pay hard currency. I have not even lunch. I spend more money on going to and from work and eat something in the street than I earn as wages. I'm not voting in any election, much less to take a sauna in the Plaza of the Revolution.
" In the spring of 2011 and the Cuban welfare state is in liquidation. Once, the good that could happen in your life depended on the conduct made before the socialist revolution of the poor, by the poor and the humble "this April 16 celebrates 50 years. Such an attitude was necessary to obtain an apartment, a refrigerator, a television in black and white made in Moscow or an alarm clock.
All bonds were exchanged by participation in official or voluntary work. Not anymore. The regime wants to streamline their public expenditure and the APAN people as possible. Precisely at the VI Congress has just begun to discuss how you can take to walk the moribund local economy. And that happens to eliminate most state subsidies and sent unemployment to one million 300 thousand people in less than two years.
In the street there are not many expectations with Congress. Most people think that the event of the Communists will not give anything to overturn their lives. Of course, there is a morbid curiosity to know if Fidel Castro continues to lead the party or retire full time. And she is writing her memoirs, leaving the specialists directing the economy.
Also raises interesting to know who will occupy the second position within the party, if Raul is elected first secretary. For the engineer Dolphin and his friends the topics discussed in the plenary Conference Center passed the background. Especially the day of the big match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Spanish league, the most followed on the island after baseball.
"That to me is more morbid," says Dolphin road to a cafe to watch the game Vedado. Each weekend live their own way.
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