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Tag: Berlin Wall

World

Hans Modrow, 95, Dies; One of East Germany’s Last Communist Leaders

February 15, 2023CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on Hans Modrow, 95, Dies; One of East Germany’s Last Communist Leaders

He became prime minister less than two weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and initially sought to preserve East Germany before accepting reunification.

World

Werner Franke, Who Exposed East German Doping Program, Dies at 82

December 4, 2022RICHARD SANDOMIRComments Off on Werner Franke, Who Exposed East German Doping Program, Dies at 82

In the 1990s, he and his wife unearthed documentary evidence of the illicit, state-sponsored drug program that propelled the country to Olympic glory.

World

Dmitri Vrubel, Who Planted a Kiss on the Berlin Wall, Dies at 62

August 19, 2022CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on Dmitri Vrubel, Who Planted a Kiss on the Berlin Wall, Dies at 62

A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.

World

Three Decades After Reunification, Germans Wonder: How United Are We?

October 3, 2020MELISSA EDDYComments Off on Three Decades After Reunification, Germans Wonder: How United Are We?

With Germany now an established, reunified democracy, it is taking stock of what is working and what still needs work, especially as the economy continues to lag in the former East.

World

30 Years After Reunification, Old German-German Border Is a Green Oasis

October 2, 2020CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on 30 Years After Reunification, Old German-German Border Is a Green Oasis

Crossing the militarized border that split Germany into east and west once meant risking death. Now? It’s a literal walk in the park.

World

The Fall of the Berlin Wall in Photos: An Accident of History That Changed The World

November 9, 2019KATRIN BENNHOLDComments Off on The Fall of the Berlin Wall in Photos: An Accident of History That Changed The World

The Communist regime was prepared for everything “except candles and prayers.” East Germany’s peaceful 1989 revolution showed that societies that don’t reform, die.

World

President Reagan Returns to Berlin, This Time in Bronze

November 8, 2019November 9, 2019MELISSA EDDYComments Off on President Reagan Returns to Berlin, This Time in Bronze

After a decade of lobbying to place a statue of Ronald Reagan in Berlin, the Gipper was given a place beside the Brandenburg Gate, atop the U.S. Embassy.

World

Germany Has Been Unified for 30 Years. Its Identity Still Is Not.

November 8, 2019November 9, 2019Katrin Bennhold and Laetitia VanconComments Off on Germany Has Been Unified for 30 Years. Its Identity Still Is Not.

East Germans, bio-Germans, passport Germans: In an increasingly diverse country, the legacy of a divided history has left many feeling like strangers in their own land.

World

‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019ANDREW HIGGINSComments Off on ‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal

Caught between East and West, it is a place that attracts adventurers and carpetbaggers, who return home with “legacies, memories and skeletons for their closets.”

World

Frederic Pryor, Player in ‘Bridge of Spies’ Case, Dies at 86

September 11, 2019September 12, 2019RICHARD SANDOMIRComments Off on Frederic Pryor, Player in ‘Bridge of Spies’ Case, Dies at 86

Arrested and jailed on an espionage charge in East Berlin in 1961, Mr. Pryor, an economics student, became part of a famous prisoner exchange.

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