Russia, Cuba and colonial legacies in the twenty-first century

Mervyn J Bain

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Abstract

Since the year 2000 Russia has taken increasing interest in Latin America with commerce being paramount. Moreover, in 2015 Russian-Cuban relations are at their most robust politically since 1991, but they differ from Moscow’s relationship with the rest of the region as Russian-Cuban trade remains extremely low. This article will posit that the forms of economic dependence that existed in Soviet-Cuban relations in the period from 1959 to 1991 are key. As a result, Russian-Cuban trade since 1991 displays similarities to the decolonization process that took place in the second half of the twentieth century with this explaining the current low level of bilateral trade.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-17
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Transatlantic Studies
Volume15
Issue number1
Early online date22 Dec 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017

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decolonization
Cuba
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twenty-first century
Latin America
twentieth century
Russia
Colonies

Keywords

  • Bilateral Russian-Cuban trade
  • Colonial legacies

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Russia, Cuba and colonial legacies in the twenty-first century. / Bain, Mervyn J.

In: Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1, 01.02.2017, p. 1-17.

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Bain, MJ 2017, 'Russia, Cuba and colonial legacies in the twenty-first century', Journal of Transatlantic Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794012.2016.1265346
Bain MJ. Russia, Cuba and colonial legacies in the twenty-first century. Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 2017 Feb 1;15(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794012.2016.1265346
Bain, Mervyn J. / Russia, Cuba and colonial legacies in the twenty-first century. In: Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 2017 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 1-17.
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