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About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly...
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  • A young Cuban girl wearing trendy sunglasses stands in front of the ruined stairs inside a devastated house in the Old Havana, Cuba, 11 August 2008. Although Cuban political system tends to prohibit influences coming from the world outside, young Cubans follow the fashion trends and they like to wear the latest models of clothes and look like their peers in the US or Europe. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Hundreds of Cubans waving the national flags and expressing support for the regime of Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro during the annual celebration of the Cuban Revolution's beginning in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 26 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Cuban boy passing in front of the famous Fidel Castro's Revolution speech written on the wall in a bakery, Havana, Cuba, 12 August 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Cuban woman distributing a limited amount of bread to her fellow citizens according to quotas of the Cuban rationing system, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 29 July 2008. The basic food source for the majority of the Cuban families is the state rationing system. This product distribution, installed in 1962, may cover approximately one third of people's life necessities. The quality of the food is very questionable. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Cubans waiting in a queue on the street to change their foreign currency, earned from tourism, to the Cuban convertible peso which can be used to buy anything, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 31 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A writing, supporting the regime of Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro, painted on the wall of a concrete apartment block in the neighbourhood of Abel Santamaría, a public housing complex in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 31 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Cuban women looking through a shop window, checking out if a desired product is available, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 5 August 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban family spending a hot afternoon in the patio of the house they live in, Havana, Cuba, 19 August 2008. Social conditions and living standards of an average Cuban citizen, who is not a Communist Party member or is not involved in the tourism business (both legally or illegally), remain at a very poor level. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban musician, troubadour (trovador in Spanish), changing strings on his old guitar during the Carnival in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 27 July 2008. Music is one of the key elements in the Cuban culture. The Cuban traditional music stays beyond the politics. Popular music and dance fill weekends (and sometimes working days too) of nearly all Cubans of all ages. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Cuban boy climbing a palm tree in front of the large concrete apartment blocks in Alamar, a huge public housing complex in the Eastern Havana, Cuba, 12 February 2009. Many Cubans live in apartment blocks called "Russian buildings". They were built during the time when Cuba was supported by the former Soviet Union and took over their concept of social housing. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban master printer, leant against a printing machine, waiting for a new load in the state print shop, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 4 August 2008. Since private ownership is not allowed in Cuba and investments are extremely limited, Cuban industry stays generally underdeveloped. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Cuban girls walking embraced down the lively street in the Havana downtown during the dusk, Cuba, 11 August 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A young Cuban girl flirting with a foreigner on the beach of Siboney close to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 27 July 2008. Many Cuban girls aware of their natural beauty offer cheap sex to foreigners hoping that they might marry them later (and take away from Cuba) or at least keep them as a lover. These girls are contemptuously called "jineteras". About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Old American classic cars, the symbol of Cuba, driving slowly in the sunny street of Havana, Cuba, 14 August 2008. Cuba has the biggest number of the classic American cars from the 1950s still in the service. Huge Chevrolets, Plymouths or Buicks serve as collective taxis. The UN statistics show there are 32 cars per 1000 people in Cuba, comparing to 745 cars in the US. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Cuban men selling clothes pegs on the black market in the centre of Havana, Cuba, 12 August 2008. Cubans turned increasingly to the black market to obtain hard-to-find goods, food or medicines. The informal sector in Cuba is often satirically called "sociolismo", a "friend-ism". About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban man hurrying for a fiesta, holding a bottle of rum, smoking a cigar and carrying a sweet cake in his hand, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 3 August 2008. Although the overall situation in Cuba is tough and life is challenging there, Cubans never forget to celebrate, to call for a fiesta. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A carriage full of passengers, a substitute for regular public transport, passing in front of propaganda pictures in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 30 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Malecón, the most famous promenade and seawall in Havana, hit by a hurricane, Cuba, 18 August 2008. Cuba annualy suffers from tropical storms which have a very destructive effect on poor Cuban economy. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Cuban boys playing volleyball at the dusk on the street of Havana, Cuba, 14 August 2008. The Cuban street is always full and lively, especially in the evening when people meet, talk and enjoy the time of being together. About 50 years after the national rebellion led by Fidel Castro and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the socialist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban woman looking through a shop window covered by the Fidel Castro's propaganda poster, checking out if a desired product is available, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 29 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban couple switching plastic bags in front of an empty shop window in the centre of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 29 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Young Cuban boys, students of the Camilo Cienfuegos Military School, waiting in a line in Havana, Cuba, 4 February 2009. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • Old Cuban men reading newspapers "Granma" in the shaddow of a tree in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 5 August 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban woman walking in front of a propaganda writing, celebrating the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 31 July 2008. About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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  • A Cuban girl ("jinetera") flirting with a foreigner on the street of Havana, Cuba, 11 August 2008. Many Cuban girls aware of their natural beauty offer cheap sex to foreigners hoping that they might marry them later (and take away from Cuba) or at least keep them as a lover. These girls are contemptuously called "jineteras". About 50 years after the national rebellion, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. Although the Cuban state-controlled economy has never been developed enough to allow Cubans living in social conditions similar to the US or to Europe, mostly middle-age and older Cubans still support the Castro Brothers' regime and the idea of the Cuban Revolution. Since the 1990s Cuba struggles with chronic economic crisis and mainly young Cubans call for the economic changes. By photographer Jan Sochor
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