First published in the US in 1994. This new edition of a transcript of interviews with a leading Cuban intellectual now includes a chapter by Blanco entitled RCuba: 'socialist museum' or social laboratory. Blanco discusses the fall of the Soviet Union and its impact on Cuba and looks at the historical experiences of socialism . Assesses Castro's role and examines the steps being taken for a transfer of power. Blanco is the director of the Felix Varela Centre in Havana.