EcuRed

EcuRed
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available inSpanish
Created byShared authorship[1]
URLwww.ecured.cu
CommercialNo[1]
RegistrationOptional (required to edit pages)
LaunchedAugust 2009 (Test phase)
13 December 2010 (Official launch)
Current statusActive
Content license
CC BY-NC-SA[1]
Written inMediaWiki

EcuRed is a Cuban online encyclopedia built on MediaWiki software. The site was launched on 13 December 2010.[2] The name is an acronym from the Spanish phrase Enciclopedia Cubana en la Red (literally "Cuban Encyclopedia on the Network").

Content

EcuRed was launched by the Cuban government, is based in Wikipedia and its content is closely entwined with the Cuban Revolution.[3] The project is written from a perspective supportive of the Revolution.[4] For example, EcuRed's writes about Fidel Castro saying "Today he writes and participates in the struggle of ideas worldwide. Due to his moral authority, he influences important and strategic decisions of the revolution", that George W. Bush "continues a long family tradition of dirty business, cheating and government intrigue",[2][3] and describes the United States as “the empire of our time” and “the most powerful nation of all time.”[5]

EcuRed states on its webpage that its goal "is the accumulation and development of knowledge with a non-profit, pro-democracy aim from a decolonizing point of view".[6]

Reception

EcuRed was described by The Guardian as a Cuban version of Wikipedia.[7] Activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, accused the encyclopaedia of "molding reality" and said it was "a perversion to destroying the mind".[8][9] The encyclopaedia refers to the United States as "the empire of our time" and "the most powerful nation of all time", which has historically taken "by force territory and natural resources from other nations, to put at the service of its businesses and monopolies".[7] The encyclopaedia describes blogger Yoani Sánchez as a "cybermercenary linked to the United States government".[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Spanish) Politicas page on EcuRed.
  2. ^ a b "Nace la Wikipedia cubana". La República (in Spanish). Lima, Peru. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Nace la 'Wikipedia cubana'". El País (in Spanish). 14 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Cuba to launch Ecured, a Wikipedia-like database". Pravda.ru. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Cuba launches Wikipedia-like online encyclopedia". Reuters. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Cuba launches its own online encyclopedia". CNN. 14 December 2010.
  7. ^ a b Jones, Sam (15 December 2010). "Cuba opens new online frontline in war of words: Castropedia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ Rojas, Rafael (21 January 2011). "Policías del recuerdo". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "La Wikipedia cubana inyecta veneno contra disidentes y opositores". Martí Noticias | Martinoticias.com/ (in Spanish). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ^ "La "Wiki" cubana incluyó a Yoani Sánchez – Infobae.com". 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2024.