prerevolutionary

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Set during a sun-drenched prerevolution house party, it’s both an indictment of and an homage to a lost way of life.

From New York Times • May 4, 2018

The economy has grown by an average of 1 percent each year since the new government took power — far below the prerevolution 5 percent growth annual average.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2017

Christians, he added, had been excluded from Cuba’s government not for ideological reasons but for historical mistakes in supporting the prerevolution status quo.

From Time • Apr. 17, 2015

The advice of my prerevolution guidebook echoed like a sad joke: “A good time to visit is in the morning before the tour groups arrive, or else late afternoon when they’ve gone.”

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2012

He also has some sharp words about the Buena Vista Social Club, the geezer vocal group that popularized prerevolution balladry everywhere but Cuba.

From Time Magazine Archive