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Rosa Luxemburg and the struggle for a more humane existence
JENNY FARRELL highlights a letter written by the revolutionary icon during her imprisonment in the Vronke Fortress
Rosa Luxemburg's grave in Berlin
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by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
OZALIA LUKSENBURG (Rosa Luxemburg) was born on March 5 1871 in Zamo, Poland.
From the age of 15, she was involved with the Polish Workers Party and had to flee Poland in 1889.
Luxemburg went to study in Switzerland, and continued to be politically active.
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