António Avelãs Nunes is a major figure of the 1962 academic crisis, a doctorate from the University of Coimbra and a Marxist for as long as he can remember. The article follows a journey through his memories and orthodoxies.
Nunes describes himself as someone who has always followed Marxist doctrine with conviction. During the 1962 academic crisis, he became an important reference during that turbulent period of Portuguese university history.
Regarding his upbringing, he reveals that he never managed to read "Mundo de Aventuras," a publication of the era, explaining that "that life had nothing to do with his," suggesting a distance between his path and the more common experiences of Portuguese youth of his time.
On European geopolitics, he maintains an orthodox position by stating that Europe is only Europe with Russia, a view that reflects his Marxist perspective on Russia's role in the European continent.
