Cuba

For nostalgic Russians, Cuba is a tropical time machine

Nick Miroff May 11, 2010 06:26Updated October 25, 2010 12:55

HAVANA, Cuba — She’d only been in Cuba a few days, but for Maria Malysheva, the memories came flooding back at the sight of Cuban schoolchildren, all dressed in the neat uniforms that identify them as "pioneros" — communist pioneers. “I was a pioneer leader when I was a little girl growing up in the Soviet Union,” said Malysheva, now the general manager of a Russian travel website, sounding wistful. “The children were playing and laughing. They seemed so happy.”

Cuba's tragic and mysterious printmaker

Nick MiroffOctober 23, 2009 07:03Updated May 30, 2010 13:11

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Nick Miroff covers Cuba for GlobalPost. He is also a contributor to National Public Radio, and has written for the Washington Post, Mother Jones, Sporting News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications. Social Media Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/nmiroff Twitter handle: NickMiroff Google Plus: 108997054842551923001

Cuba cigars

Scott EisenJune 2, 2013 16:41

Cuba's Habano shop is a mecca for cigar aficionados worldwide. If only more Cubans could afford the good stuff.

Cuban art opens up to the world

Anne WhitingJune 15, 2013 10:53

HAVANA — In a tree-shaded neighborhood that was once home to wealthy Cubans, a stately sea-green mansion with tall Roman columns hides a trove of artistic surprises. The Villa Manuela Gallery reveals the stunning vibrancy of Cuba’s contemporary art scene. In a country where people have struggled for decades with governmental restrictions on free expression, artists here exhibit a broader desire for a more open society.

Legend of the Cuban cigar

Andres X. VargasJune 2, 2013 09:01

HAVANA — The back room of La Casa del Habano is a temple where cigar lovers from around the world come to worship their god. More than 100 climate-controlled mahogany drawers, each filled with delicately rolled cigars, line the walls. Rich smoke hangs heavily in the air, flirting with the sweet scent of cedar strips that purists use to light their cigars.

Cuba expands citizens' access to the Internet

Samantha StainburnMay 28, 2013 16:47

Starting June 4, Cubans can obtain a temporary or permanent Internet account with state telecom Etecsa and use the public centers.

Jewish in Havana: No rabbi but plenty chutzpah

Samantha ReyesJune 9, 2013 06:31

HAVANA — As several dozen Cuban Jews gathered for the Passover meal in March, men and boys wore yarmulkes embroidered with palm trees and the Cuban flag. The design is a legacy of a community that has existed here for centuries, but is now stagnating and could disappear.

Gay and prouder in Cuba

Carolyn BickJune 8, 2013 06:26

HAVANA — In this city’s leafy Central Park, young gay men mix freely with lesbians, transsexuals, and others whose sexuality would once have made them targets of harsh repression.