Raúl Valdés Vivó

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Economic Engineer, Full Professor. He has worked as a journalist and diplomat, is a writer, essayist, polyglot and political figure.

Born in Mariel, La Habana province. He began writing in 1946 in the magazine Mella, which he directed during its clandestine period under the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. He directed a national radio newscast and also obtained a slot on the National Television Newscast.

He has held leadership positions such as Rector of the Ñico López Party Higher School, among whose founders he appears in 1960, serving as a professor in practically all of the school's courses with different topics, and especially those referring to the current state of the international situation, Cuban and international economics, and ideological political work.

He served as subdirector of the newspaper Hoy, of the newspaper Granma and collaborated in La Gaceta de Cuba, Granma, Revista Bohemia, Union of Journalists and Writers of Cuba, Revista Verde Olivo, Cuba Socialista, OCLAE, Union.

He has held diplomatic positions as ambassador of Cuba to Vietnam, representative of the PCC in the International Magazine in Prague and in missions in Africa. He possesses extensive expertise in international affairs and the foreign policy of the Cuban Revolution.

Full Professor of the Ñico López Party Higher School
Full Professor of the Faculty of History and Philosophy and Letters at the University of La Habana
President of the Scientific Council of the School
Active member of the Scientific Pole of Humanities, of the Editorial Board of the Cuba Socialista Magazine and of the Advisory Board of the Tricontinental Magazine.

Methodology of Teaching Political and Ideological Study. He possesses a distinguished body of work that spans topics of History, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics and topics on International Economic and Political Relations.

The scientific and literary work of the author, due to its formal richness and essential values, constitutes an important contribution to the cultural and political heritage of the country.

In the scientific aspect, the texts published by the author have been essential references for Marxist-Leninist theory and Martian thought, which is considered a substantive contribution to the teaching and dissemination of ideology.

The extensive literary work of the author is a demonstration of creativity and craftsmanship in the delivery of texts of diverse genres, among which stand out: The Manifesto That Does Not Die, Course of the Municipal Party Schools on the principles and means of struggle for socialism.