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“Brother’s Kiss” (Drawing of Dmitry Vrubel picturing Brezhnev and Honecker) 
The inscription says: "God help me to survive this deadly love" 27.07.2009, 20:20

The collapse that changed the world

To mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the historical event that has become the modern symbol of the victory of democracy, the Moscow House of Photography is opening the exhibition “Falling of the Berlin Wall.”

West Berliners crowd in front of the Berlin Wall early 11 November 1989 as they watch East German border guards demolishing a section of the wall, AFP Photo 08.11.2009, 09:37

Shevardnadze, Genscher: how we were breaking the Wall

The fall of the Berlin Wall was the beginning of the end for the German Democratic Republic, as it showed that its government couldn’t run the country without the Wall, believes a former West German Foreign Minister.

01.09.2009, 12:55 31 comments

Heated debates as WWII commemorated

Leaders from around the world are in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two. The country was the first to face the Nazis’ attack on September 1, 1939.

01.09.2009, 14:18 5 comments

“Some peoples are still looking for their identity”

French historian Edouard Husson thinks that the vehement attempts to rewrite history are linked to the longing for the independence of every European country, which leads to the adaptation of history to a national ideal.

07.05.2010, 17:50 1 comment

We look ahead with an eye to the past – observer on Eastern Europe

We’re looking ahead and trying to improve the ties not only between Europe and Russia, but also between the EU and Russia, says Reinhard Krumm, from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, about the Russian-German relations.

German troops prepare to enter Poland. September 1, 1939 01.09.2009, 11:10 6 comments

“In 1939 Poles assumed they were able to attack Berlin”

Poland wanted to believe it could defeat Germany, even though the intelligence they were being supplied with suggested something very different, believes WWII historian Professor Richard Overy.

Photo by one of the Swedish winners, Andre Larsson. Image from si.se 14.08.2009, 14:00

Triple photo battle

An exhibition of works by wannabe photographers from Russia, Sweden and Ukraine has opened at the Swedish gallery “Kontrast" in Stockholm.

The NATO military exercise (AFP Photo / Robert Aatamnasovski) 03.03.2010, 20:53 94 comments

NATO military exercises planned as Baltic States hit panic button

The military alliance has announced, it plans to carry out a series of air force exercises over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from March 17-20.

12.06.2010, 15:14 16 comments

New Russia celebrates its 20th birthday

June 12 is the Day of Russia, the country’s national holiday. On this day, exactly 20 years ago, the Soviet leadership signed the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Russia, which marked the start of democratic reforms.

30.11.2009, 18:41 32 comments

New Polish law equates Communist and Nazi symbols

Europe has long been condemning the communist regime, but none of the countries has gone as far as Poland, where a law was signed allowing people to be fined or imprisoned for keeping and buying communist symbols.

Historic kiss on the lips revived

Published: 20 July, 2009, 09:55


The autumn of 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is now being renovated after years of decay, pollution and vandalism.

 
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