A pale-pink building on Obispo dedicates two floors to a rather one-sided dissection of the nationwide Comites de la Defensa de la Revolución (CDR; Committees for the Defense of the Revolution). Commendable neighborhood-watch schemes or grassroots spying agencies? Sift through the propaganda and decide.
Museo 28 Septiembre de los CDR
Habana Vieja
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