-DATE- 19700423 -YEAR- 1970 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- SPEECH -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CASTRO SPEAKS AT LENIN CENTENNIAL CEREMONY -PLACE- CHARLIE CHAPLIN THEATER -SOURCE- HAVANA DOMESTIC TV -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19700424 -TEXT- FIDEL SPEAKS AT LENIN CENTENNIAL CEREMONY Summary of Events [Editorial Report--F] Havana Domestic Television and Radio Services in Spanish at 0126 GMT on 23 April 1970 begins a live relay of the Lenin birth centennial ceremony the Charlie Chaplin Theater in Havana. Arnold Kalinin, charge d'affaires of the Soviet Embassy, begins speaking in fluent Spanish at 0252 GMT. He notes the worldwide commemoration of the Lenin birth centennial and goes on to mention that a Cuban delegation is in the Soviet Union headed by Maj Raul Castro to mark the centennial. Kalinin quotes Fidel Castro in praise of Lenin and discusses Lenin's principles, the world socialist system, and internationalist friendship. He speaks of the objective of working for the triumph of socialism and wishes the Cuban people and Fidel Castro the greatest success in the construction of socialism. He concludes his remarks at 0310 GMT. The next speaker is Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov, in Russian with simultaneous translation to Spanish, beginning at 0311 GMT. He voices gratitude for the invitation to come to Cuba and take part in the Lenin birth centennial events Shatalov goes on to discuss the construction of socialism in Cuba under Fidel Castro and conveys the Soviet people's greetings to the Cuban people. The cosmonaut says that part of his heart belongs to Cuba because he has always admired it. He notes how close Cuba is to the United States when seen from a space ship, declares that U.S. imperialism is trying to isolate Cuba, and he recalls the blow given imperialism at Giron. He says that Cuba has the full support of the Soviet people. Long live Marxism-Leninism! Long live Cuban-Soviet friendship! he concludes. His speech ends at 0332 GMT. -END-