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09.11.2009, 12:30
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The German people are thankful to the Soviet Union for the end of the Cold War, says Dr Hans-Henning Schroder, a professor at the University of Bremen.
07.11.2009, 21:42
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Twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe seems even more firmly entrenched inside the Transatlantic structure than the United States, says Giulietto Chiesa, former member of the European Parliament.
07.11.2009, 23:10
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The fall of the Berlin Wall came unexpectedly, says French historian Jean-Yves Camus. It reshaped Europe and became a milestone in the history of 20th century and one of the most important events in European history.
31.08.2010, 06:30
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Germany is marking the twenty-year anniversary since it was formally reunited on August 31, 1990, after a treaty sealed the dissolution of East Germany and its integration into the West.
09.11.2009, 17:18
In early autumn 1989, demonstrations began every Monday in Leipzig, demanding ‘We are one nation’, recalls Martina Weidemann, a journalist and independent entrepreneur. And that preceded the fall of the Berlin Wall.
06.11.2009, 11:28
On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, RT's Sophie Shevardnadze caught up with Lotha de Mazziere - the last Prime Minister of East Germany.
09.11.2009, 14:19
What is it like for a family to live in a divided country? Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, memories are fresh among Germans about the infamous barrier.
09.11.2009, 20:21
The economization of every part of the society is the problem because German politicians think only about how to grow, East German writer Ingo Schulze told RT.
28.01.2010, 05:21
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A recreated Stalin-era prison camp near Vilnius, a Gulag, has become a peculiar attraction for EU students. Each day some 40 young people spend the day as prisoners under the surveillance of stern guards.
24.12.2009, 21:26
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A Russian Orthodox Church representative has proposed declaring January 7 the “Day of Napoleon’s Expulsion” from the country in 1812 and a national holiday.
Published: 06 November, 2009, 10:43
Edited: 06 November, 2009, 20:19
Germany is preparing to celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the eve of the anniversary, RT met some of the politicians who experienced this historic event.
