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Revolutions of 1989
Sinatra DoctrineGennadi Gerasimov stood before reporters in Helsinki on the 25th of October 1989. He spoke about a speech made two days earlier by Soviet Foreign Minister…
Inner German borderThe inner German border began as a simple line drawn on a map in Potsdam, Germany, on the 1st of August 1945. This boundary separated the Soviet occupation…
Revolutions of 1989On the 14th of August 1980, a massive general strike erupted at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Workers demanded better conditions and the right to…
Baltic WayOn the 23rd of August 1939, a secret agreement between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.