Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
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"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
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| Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse Context triple: [James G. Blight, notableWork, Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse]
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A.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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B.
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis is a historical study that examines Cuba’s political and diplomatic challenges in the aftermath of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and its fraught relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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D.
The Growth and Decline of the Cuban Republic
"The Growth and Decline of the Cuban Republic" is a political memoir and historical account by former Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, in which he defends his rule and interprets the events leading to the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Six Crises
Six Crises is a political memoir by Richard Nixon in which he recounts and analyzes six major challenges from his early political career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse Target entity description: "Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
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A.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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B.
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis is a historical study that examines Cuba’s political and diplomatic challenges in the aftermath of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and its fraught relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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D.
The Growth and Decline of the Cuban Republic
"The Growth and Decline of the Cuban Republic" is a political memoir and historical account by former Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, in which he defends his rule and interprets the events leading to the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Six Crises
Six Crises is a political memoir by Richard Nixon in which he recounts and analyzes six major challenges from his early political career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political analysis ⓘ |
| aboutConcept |
Cold War diplomacy
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Soviet collapse ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ revolutionary foreign policy ⓘ superpower rivalry ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| aboutOrganization |
Communist Party of Cuba
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject |
Cuba
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| examines |
decision-making of Fidel Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on Cuba’s subsequent foreign policy ⓘ impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on Soviet foreign policy ⓘ links between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the eventual Soviet collapse ⓘ strategic calculations of the Soviet leadership regarding Cuba ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
USSR–Cuba military alliance
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surface form:
Cuba–Soviet Union relations
collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ long-term implications of the Cuban Missile Crisis for Cuba ⓘ long-term implications of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the Soviet Union ⓘ role of Fidel Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
historical analysis
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political analysis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Cold War geopolitical perspective
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Cuban perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ Soviet perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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Cuba ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ Fidel Castro ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Cuban Missile Crisis
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surface form:
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
late Cold War ⓘ |
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James G. Blight
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notableWork
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Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
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