The Cuban Revolution - A History of the Soviet Union

After the LaCouba, Cubans also appealed to the USSR for weapons. Khrushchev had been Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1953. He found more and more to confirm Anastas Mikayan's opinion and admire the heroism of the Cuban people. We as internationalists must help Cuba, Khrushchev thought; we will not allow the revolution to be choked.