Russian Embassy

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Russian Embassy in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Independent Picture Service/UIG via Getty Images)

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In case you were wondering, that huge Stalinist obelisk that dominates the skyline halfway down Av Quinta is the Russian (formerly Soviet) embassy, testament to the days when Fidel Castro liked to hobnob with Brezhnev et al.

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