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Berlin Wall

August 13, 2024 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / European History / Frederick Taylor / GENRE / German Literature / Germany / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / War / World History

The Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961–November 9, 1989 by Frederick Taylor

The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

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revolution

April 23, 2024 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Economics / European History / GENRE / Germany / History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / Russian History / Soviet Union / Victor Sebestyen / World History

Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire by Victor Sebestyen

Revolution 1989 is an account of the events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the liberation of Eastern Europe.

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