Above: Fidel Castro “I will neither aspire to nor accept the positions of president of the state council and commander in chief.” The announcement was made on the online edition of the Cuban Communist Daily paper Granma. Fidel Castro, who is now 81 years of age, steps down after 50 years in power. “My wishes have always been to discharge my duties to my last breath. That’s all I can offer,” Castro wrote in his letter. “But it would be a betrayal of my conscience to ... Read More

Above: Picture of Gen. Jozef Pilsudski In Russia there was a change of guard. Tsarist rule came to an end and the Bolsheviks came to power. The Communist now wanted to spread their ideals and influence westwards and thus came into clash with Poland. The conflict between the two nations of Russia and Poland was also due to the federalist policy perused by Pilsudski. Above: Map showing the Curzon Line (click map to enlarge) The great western powers were not clear-cut ... Read More