Earlier Discussion
Globe journalists on the fall of the Wall
Jim Sheppard, Paul Koring and John Gray join Doug Saunders to discuss their experiences 20 years ago covering the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
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The Table
The Globe's Doug Saunders visits the presidential palace in Warsaw, the site where Poland's leadership negotiated the end of communism in that country 20 years ago
Berlin's anniversary: The evolution of the new Europe begins
The crumbling of the wall started the unification process that is reshaping the continent
When the Berlin Wall fell, his world did too
When the Iron curtain was dropped, Aram Radomski was the first to step over it into a world for which he was totally unprepared. He thrived, but many others floundered
Half a life ago, Katrin blew the Wall down
Bold Leipzig youth used ‘peace prayers' as cover to think the unthinkable
Timeline
The end of Communism in Europe
Follow the events of 1989 that led to the fall of the Iron Curtain
Marketplace
In Depth
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Life in a Stasi prison
Berlin-Hoehenschoenhausen was the prison used by the infamous East Germany's secret police service.
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Did Heavy Metal bring down the Iron Curtain?
The Scorpions' 'Wind of Change' is today synonymous with the fall of the Berlin Wall. The band look back on their global hit, 20 years later
Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years later
Berlin's love affair with freedom
When the Wall fell, artists packed up their paintbrushes and headed for Berlin. Now they're returning for the anniversary celebrations
