The fall of the wall
The unthinkable happened one November evening. The Berlin Wall fell, and with it the entire communist bloc. Overnight, former foes became friends – one of history’s biggest U-turns ever.
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The unthinkable happened one November evening. The Berlin Wall fell, and with it the entire communist bloc. Overnight, former foes became friends – one of history’s biggest U-turns ever.