How has the fall the Soviet Union affected Cuba?

What I heard from different people was that Cubans identify culturally and patriotically with the idealism of the whole Castro revolution, but viscerally they associate as much or more of their pain and poverty with the fall of the soviet union. Because that's when their sugar-daddy died, simple as that. read more

While most East European countries benefits from fall of Soviet Union, most more radical socialistic countries like Cuba experienced very big hardship.Cuba was big receiver of Soviet help, and after Soviet union collapse it was ended, moreover relations between Russia & Cuba was almost frozen. read more

The fall of the Soviet Union hurt Castro’s government drastically. For decades, the Soviet Union had been Cuba’s principal source of arms, trade, and economic assistance. Since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba’s economic situation has been dire. read more

HAVANA TIMES — “The socialist bloc has collapsed! The Soviet Union has disintegrated!” These were the kinds of remarks the medical personnel at the hospital were making. I wasn’t paying any attention to them. read more