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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Soviet closedown leader Gorbatchev, |
| his "Glasnost" strategist Yakovlev |
| and the more radical competer Yeltsin |
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| Soviet Politburo members Ligachev |
| Primakov (later Russian pm), georgian |
| Shevardnadze and premier Ryzhkov |
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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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USSR disintegration
Eastern Europe 1990- |
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| sullen president Vladimir Putin |
| firmly ruling the troubled Russia |
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| Vice President Alexander Rutskoi led |
| the 1993 coup briefly replacing Yeltsin |
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| The Chechen Liberator Dudayev and |
| the 1993 coup leader Chasbulatov (ov) |
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| assassinated Serbian premier Djinjic and |
| Czech dissident writing President Havel |
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| briefly proclaimed 1989 president Manescu (ov) |
| and 90īs premiers Vacaruio and Vasile (ov) |
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| post-Ceaucescu President Ion Iliescu |
| and premiers Petre Roman and Stolpjan (ov) |
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| Albanian "King" Leka took his chance |
| in the chaos, but never made the comeback |
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| the unlikely polish Solidarnocz battering ram |
| Lech Walesa changed both Poland and the World |
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| post-Ceaucescu President Ion Iliescu |
| and premiers Petre Roman and Stolpjan (ov) |
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| Albanian "King" Leka took his chance |
| in the chaos, but never made the comeback |
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| Fred Astaire |
| a true gentleman |
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| Anna Wong, Perkins below the House |
| Bob Mitchum,Robinson and Widmark |
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French Revolution and Napolenic Era |
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| Napoleon Bonaparte |
| her signing as "Nap" |
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| Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon |
| ruled Northern Italy and then Spain |
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| Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon |
| Assembly instrumental; King of Holland |
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| Talleyrand, important Foriegn minister |
| and briefly premier in 1814 |
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| Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon |
| ruled Northern Italy and then Spain |
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| Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon |
| Assembly instrumental; King of Holland |
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| Bette Davis |
| the toughest bitch |
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| Cyd Charisse |
| an uncommon genuine autograph |
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| Kirk Douglas as "Spartacus" |
| a classic revolutionary movie |
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