Behind the Curtain
Eastern Europe 1945-90 |
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| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
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| Soviet Cold War top duo Niklay Brezhnev (hr, ov) |
| and 1964-xx stone-faced premier Alexey Kosygin |
| sending a very early official letter |
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| Soviet Cold War defence minister 1946-55 (hr) |
| and premier 1955-58 Marshal Nikolai Bulganin |
| seemed to be a Khrushev allied until deposedy |
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| Soviet Cold War defence minister 1946-55 (hr) |
| and premier 1955-58 Marshal Nikolai Bulganin |
| seemed to be a Khrushev allied until deposedy |
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| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
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| USSR dismantling president Gorbashov (hr) |
| his premier Ryzhkov and |
| his "Glasnost" strategist Yakovlev |
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| Soviet Cold War defence minister 1946-55 (hr) |
| and premier 1955-58 Marshal Nikolai Bulganin |
| seemed to be a Khrushev allied until deposedy |
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| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
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| the Brezhnev era last man standing |
| compromise brief Communist Party Leader |
| 19xx-xx Konstantin Chernenko |
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| Soviet Cold War defence minister 19xx-xx |
| Dimitry Yazov took a shot against Gorby in 1991 |
| seemed to be a Khrushev allied until deposedy |
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| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
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| Vladimir Bukovsky was exchanged for spanish (ov) |
| communist leader Carillo in xx |
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| Soviet premier Nikolai Tikhonov was |
| rockhard serving Brezhnev, Andropov, |
| Chernenko and finally Gorbachev (ov) |
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| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
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| the Brezhnev era last man standing |
| dissident Bukovsky (ov) and |
| 19xx-xx Konstantin Chernenko |
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| Soviet premier Nikolai Tikhonov was |
| rockhard serving Brezhnev, Andropov, |
| Chernenko and finally Gorbachev (ov) |
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| Mikhail Gorbachev brought a new kind |
| of revolution, but as most frontmen |
| he was swept out by its own force... |
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| the Brezhnev era last man standing |
| dissident Bukovsky (ov) and |
| 19xx-xx Konstantin Chernenko |
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| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
|
 |
| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
|
|
| Soviet Cold War defence minister 1946-55 (hr) |
| and premier 1955-58 Marshal Nikolai Bulganin |
| seemed to be a Khrushev allied until deposedy |
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| |
 |
| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
|
 |
| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
|
 |
| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
|
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 |
| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
|
 |
| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
|
 |
| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
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| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht (secr), torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
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| Communist and Partisan leader J.B.Tito |
| unified the Yugoslavians during 40 years |
| keeping them in front of the curtain!(ov) |
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| The Wall divided Europe 1961-89; built |
| by W.Ulbricht, torn with the support of |
| Modrow, Krenz, Merkel, Schabowski |
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| Polish communist premiers Cyrankiewicz (19xx-xx) |
| Osobka-Moravski (19xx-xx) |
| and Josef Pinkowski (19xx-xx) |
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| Bulgarian communist leaders |
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| considered to the most loyal ones! |
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| Communist Party Heads Czechoslovak |
| Novotny, removed by "the Spring", |
| and Romanian Nicolai Ceausescu |
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| Hungarian Communist Head Janos Kadar and |
| pm Foch (ov) |
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| dissidents E.Bonner and Sakharov and |
| German architects of the Unification (list) |
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| Poles Jaruzelski, Lech Walesa, |
| Edward Gierek and Hungarian Kadar |
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| Czecks Gustav Husak and Dubcek, |
| Erich Honecker and Bulgarian Zhivkov |
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| dissidents E.Bonner and Sakharov and |
| German architects of the Unification (list) |
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| Poles Jaruzelski, Lech Walesa, |
| Edward Gierek and Hungarian Kadar |
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| Brezhnev wishing a Merry Christmas |
| and his "last man standing" Chernenko |
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| Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin |
| and Party Leader Nikita Khrushev |
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| An early Kosygin letter and Politburo |
| members Frol Koslov and Kaganovich |
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| Mikhail Gorbachev brought a new kind |
| of revolution, but as most frontmen |
| he was swept out by its own force... |
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| Yugoslav President Drnovsek 1989-90 |
| also became Slovak premier in the 1990´s |
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| Armenian Patriarch Vasken I |
| signing a huge photo (add) |
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| Albanian closed door president |
| Hashi Lleshi, open door President |
| Rexhep Meidani and premier Ylli Bufi |
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| Soviet premier Nikolai Tikhonov was |
| rockhard serving Brezhnev, Andropov, |
| Chernenko and finally Gorbachev (ov) |
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| The leading Soviet 1991 junta members |
| Yazov, Pavlov and Starodubtsev, aimed |
| to save USSR, but caused the final split! |
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| the last DDR party head Egon Krenz |
| later faced jail for his deeds |
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| The leading Soviet 1991 junta members |
| Yazov, Pavlov and Starodubtsev, aimed |
| to save USSR, but caused the final split! |
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| one of the more spectacular DDR escapes was |
| performed by the "Himmelsfarth" families Strelzek |
| and Wetzel in 1979 (story, 1, 2, 3, a4; also in avi) |
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