“I’m not interested in Fidel Castro or politics,” said a 21-year-old unemployed former engineering student who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of official retaliation. HAVANA — White-haired, thin and bent at nearly 90, Fidel Castro in person is a faint echo of the man who remade his country, defied the United States and fuelled socialist uprisings around the world. The peak of Castro’s return to public prominence came April 19 at the closing session of the Cuban Communist Party’s 7th Congress. Other young people say they appreciate Castro, but want their country to focus more on its future. “There isn’t the slightest doubt that conservatives who don’t want to advance look for backup in Fidel,” Cuban political scientist and former diplomat Carlos Alzugaray said.

Source: thestar July 29, 2016 13:18 UTC