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“The fall of the Berlin Wall produced the stronger Europe”

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.

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07.11.2009, 23:10 2 comments

“The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was unexpected”

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Germany marks 20 years since reunification

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09.11.2009, 17:18

“The Wall fell because of the pressure of the people from inside”

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, 10:43

Fall of Berlin Wall – observers’ recollections

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.

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 in order to open a new crossing point between East and West Berlin, near the Potsdamer Square (AFP Photo / Gerard Malie)

06.11.2009, 11:28

“The fall of the Berlin Wall was the end of 20th Century”

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.

Historic photo of the falling of the wall displayed at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin on November 9, 2009 (AFP Photo / David Gannon)

09.11.2009, 14:19

“Feeling German again was great”

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.

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28.01.2010, 05:21 46 comments

Lithuania opens Gulag prison camp for students

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 19 comments

Triumph over Napoleon can become Russian national holiday

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.

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Painted dominos along the former route of the wall in front of the Reichstag in Berlin on November 9, 2009 (AFP Photo / Eric Feferberg)

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09.11.2009, 18:30

Hard day's labor: Moscow road police try on the role of midwives

Moscow’s road police have helped deliver a baby on one the city’s busiest highways, a source in the police told Itar Tass.

09.11.2009, 22:27 2 comments

Top Russian court considering capital punishment return

The moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, which has been in force for 13 years, should stay in place.

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