The Fall of the Wall
by John J BishopToday marks 20 years since the Berlin Wall unexpectedly fell. Check out some of these great links detailing that powerful time.
Listen to this great podcast from the BBC looking back at those events and where the region is now.
Chaos and contingency marked the fall of the Berlin Wall and its political aftermath. Bridget Kendall with leading former Czech dissident Jan Urban, political historian Mary Elise Sarotte and globalisation political economist Saskia Sassen.
Watch this moving video about the opening at Berlin Bornholmer Strasse:
And check out the NYT’s interesting interactive gallery of readers’ photos and stories.
