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Living Memory: The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2013
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Podcast episode
Description
(Kirsti) For 28 years, the Berlin Wall stood as a monument to the division between East and West. In the summer of 1989, a the borders of Hungary, then Czechoslovakia opened, and thousands of East Germans fled westward. On the 9th of November, East Germany opened the Berlin Wall and the border, allowing free passage for the first time since 1961. What was it like to live in Germany at the time? This week, we explore history within living memory!
Released:
Nov 9, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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