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Berlin Wall

Rescuing Cold War History Before It Disappears

Arts, Culture & Media

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new museum dedicated to preserving everyday artifacts of the Eastern Bloc is opening in Los Angeles.

Activists pose on a "United To Stop Trump" cardboard wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany to urge Americans abroad to vote, on Sept. 23.

Trump’s win: The view from Berlin

Global Politics
People walk under the "Lichtgrenze" installation along the River Spree in Berlin on November 8, 2014. A part of the inner city of Berlin was temporarily divided with a light installation to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

This Berlin friendship began over the radio and in the shadow of the Wall

Conflict
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