Cubans mark, on Sunday, the 56th anniversary of the 1953 attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks, two main strongholds of the army of the Batista dictatorship that ruled the island before 1959. The action sparked the liberation struggle that ended with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.

The actions led by Fidel Castro was the prologue of the defeat of the pro-American Batista dictatorship, reads the message sent by the Russian society, PL news reported.

The action paved the way for the Cuban people to take power and for the country to advance on the path of Socialism, the message adds.