Tag: glasnost
Opening the Berlin Wall
On this day in 1989, East German officials opened the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. Within hours celebrating Germans, nicknamed Mauerspechte…
Tearing Down the Wall
On this day in 1990, East and West Germany come together on what is known as “Unity Day,” less than one year after East German…
Khruschev, Communism and the End of the Eastern Bloc
On this day in 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev is banned from Disneyland and explodes in characteristic anger. The pugnacious and portly leader had been…
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