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Fidel Castro Part 6: The Cuban Missile Crisis

2025/6/3
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保罗·麦甘: 古巴导弹危机是菲德尔·卡斯特罗与苏联之间的一场豪赌,卡斯特罗允许苏联在古巴部署核武器,将世界推向了毁灭的边缘。这一事件不仅加剧了美苏之间的紧张关系,也深刻影响了古巴的命运。卡斯特罗政府希望借助苏联的力量来对抗美国的威胁,但最终却发现自己成为了大国博弈的棋子。古巴导弹危机暴露了卡斯特罗在国际政治舞台上的弱势地位,也使得他与苏联之间的关系出现了裂痕。尽管如此,卡斯特罗仍然坚持自己的立场,试图维护古巴的独立和主权。这场危机对古巴的政治、经济和社会产生了深远的影响,也成为了冷战时期的一个重要转折点。 梅尔文·贝恩: 古巴革命为当时的苏联领导层注入了新的活力。与那些没有参与俄国革命的苏联职业政客不同,卡斯特罗和他的同志们是真正的革命者,他们渴望彻底改变现状。苏联政府看到了支持古巴革命的机会,这不仅能够扩大其在全球范围内的影响力,还能在距离美国仅90英里的地方建立一个社会主义桥头堡。这种地缘政治上的胜利,无疑是对美国长期以来对古巴统治的有力挑战。苏联对古巴的支持,也反映了其在全球范围内与美国争夺影响力的决心。 阿尔瓦罗·阿尔巴: 我亲身经历了古巴革命后的苏联教育体系的影响。我的父亲曾参加过猪湾战争,之后被送往苏联的军事学院深造。在古巴,苏联被描绘成一个充满希望和冒险的未来之地。我们从小就被灌输了苏联的价值观,并被鼓励前往苏联学习和生活。苏联电影和卡通片在古巴风靡一时,展现了俄罗斯美丽的雪景和宏伟的建筑,这让我对那个遥远的国家充满了向往。对于我们这些生活在岛上的人来说,苏联似乎是一个更广阔的世界,一个可以实现梦想的地方。 伊莱亚娜·亚扎: 我因为追随菲德尔·卡斯特罗而成为了共产主义者,这与我的父母产生了激烈的冲突。我的父母不理解我为什么会成为一名共产主义者,他们认为我受到了卡斯特罗的蛊惑。尽管这损害了我与父母的关系,但我仍然坚持自己的选择,因为我相信卡斯特罗所代表的革命理想。我当时年轻气盛,对卡斯特罗充满了崇拜,他的思想深深地影响了我。现在回想起来,我仍然认为我有权选择自己的道路,即使这与我的家庭产生了矛盾。

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In August 1962, unusual events unfold in Cuba. Soviet ships arrive, unloading cargo that causes traffic gridlock and leads to large-scale construction projects in the countryside, raising questions about their purpose. The secrecy surrounding these activities is eventually revealed to be a monumental gamble by Fidel Castro.
  • Soviet passenger liner arrives in Havana.
  • Massive cargo arrives from USSR.
  • Large construction projects begin in the Cuban countryside.
  • Raul Castro hints at the presence of Soviet troops.
  • Fidel Castro's gamble: allowing the Soviet Union to place nuclear weapons in Cuba.

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The first man in space arrives in Cuba for a special visit. A passenger liner from the Soviet Union docks in Havana. But it’s not carrying tourists. Out in the countryside a massive yet mysterious construction project begins. Stranger-than-fiction plans are put in motion as the CIA tries everything to assassinate Fidel. And as Khrushchev and Castro take the most daring of gambles, the whole world holds its breath…

A Noiser podcast production.

Narrated by Paul McGann.

Featuring Alvaro Alba, Mervyn Bain, Carlos Eire, Peter Kornbluh, Alex von Tunzelmann, Ileana Yarza.

This is Part 6 of 10.

Written by Edward White | Produced by Ed Baranski and Edward White | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by George Tapp, Matthew Peaty | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann.

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