Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that, we were involved in a game with the censors. That was our struggle.

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I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had...

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and...

The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...