Pan-European Picnic
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The Pan-European Picnic was a peace demonstration held on the Austro-Hungarian border near Sopron, Hungary, on 19 August 1989. The opening of the border gate between Austria and Hungary at the Pan-Eur
The official emblem of the Pan-European Picnic in Hungarian
The border crossing where the Pan-European picnic took place
Otto von Habsburg, who was a key figure in the event
Erich Honecker, who lost control in summer 1989
Iron Curtain
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The Iron Curtain was the political and physical boundary that divided Europe from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1990/1991. East of the Iron Curtain were many small s
Swedish book "Behind Russia's iron curtain" from 1923
Remains of the "iron curtain" in Devínska Nová Ves, Bratislava (Slovakia)
Preserved part of "iron curtain" in the Czech Republic. A watchtower, dragon's teeth and electric security fence are visible.
Fence along the east–west border in Germany (near Witzenhausen-Heiligenstadt)