Fidel Castro Honors
Volodia Teitelboim
Cuban President Fidel
Castro paid tribute to
the recently deceased
intellectual and
revolutionary Chilean
Volodia Teitelboim, whom
he described as an
example of a communist
militant, whose struggle
gave his life some
meaning.
"I will not say he has
died; he has left to
live in ideas. He joined
the ranks of those who
struggle and will
continue to struggle for
those dreams", Cuban
Revolutionary leader
states in an article
entitled "Volodia s
Journey ", sources
disclosed Sunday.
Prensa Latina reproduces
as follows reflections
by the Cuban president:
VOLODIA'S JOURNEY
Some days ago I
mentioned his name as an
example of a Communist
militant, whose struggle
gave his life some
meaning. For eight years
he even held the highest
posts within his Party.
He shared Allende's
faith in Chile and the
beautiful vision that,
rather sooner than
later, the great avenues
would again be opened
"down which free men
could march towards the
construction of a better
society".
Neruda's biography and
several other
interesting and
courageous books were
his intellectual and
political contribution
to the new generations.
I talked to him at
length the last time we
met early in 2005. He
came to Cuba as a guest
of honor of the Casa de
las Americas literary
award celebration, and
also to launch a new
book at the
International Book Fair.
Two days ago, on
Thursday evening, we
received news of his
passing away at 7:30
p.m. On that same
evening and almost at
the same time the
literary award winners
were announced. Volodia
was so modest and so
decent that he seemed to
be awaiting that news
before leaving.
I will not say he has
died; he has left to
live in ideas. He joined
the ranks of those who
struggle and will
continue to struggle for
those dreams. |
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