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Legitimate question, was the Soviet Union subsidising Cuba during the Cold War (besides military protection) ?
by globuous 10y ago
Legitimate question, was the Soviet Union subsidising Cuba during the Cold War (besides military protection) ?
- danharaj 10y agoYes, when the Soviet Union collapsed Cuba went through a huge economic contraction including food shortages. Without virtually no international trade whatsoever, they had to become completely self-sufficient for all the goods and expertise they needed.
- Pxtl 10y agoTrade is not subsidy. Is China subsidizing the USA?
- danharaj 10y agoThe economic relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union was not entirely subsidy, nor entirely trade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations#After_the_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_rela... The United States subsidizes many government within its sphere of influence, too. In turn it also trades with them and gains significant sway over the economic affairs of those countries for the benefit of US markets. Cuba had none of this for the last 25 or so years.