Iron Curtain
Russians ready for a ‘softer’ and ‘more civilized’ Iron Curtain
February 26, 2010By Paul Goble Russians, as a result of their history and actions connected with the rule of Vladimir Putin over the last decade, increasingly believe that their country must follow a “special” path, one that sets the stage for dividing...
World leaders line up to mark fall of Berlin Wall
November 09, 2009World leaders past and present have joined thousands of Germans in Berlin today to celebrate one of the watershed events in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe 20 years ago -- the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, crowds of jubilant...
Post-Communist tensions between civic, material values
November 04, 2009By Peter Fedynsky The collapse of the Berlin Wall came as the result of social, political and economic pressures that built up over decades behind the Iron Curtain. Its demise has exposed some glaring material differences in post-Communist societies...
Moldovan president denies link between Moscow visit and election
June 22, 2009Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has denied allegations that his visit to Russia due on 22 June is linked to an upcoming election in Moldova, called on the EU to remove an "iron curtain" between Moldova and the EU, urged Romania to stop issuing...