How the Wall was built
'Berlin was an anomaly and the Soviets were eager to incorporate the city into their German satellite state'
Berlin 25: The shock World Cup victory that kickstarted the Federal Republic
Football is never truly important, but the Miracle of Bern in 1954 is probably as close as it gets
Berlin 25: The road to unification
The prospect of a united Germany faced huge hostility but became a reality just 11 months after the Berlin Wall fell
Berlin 25: The new German division
Germans have to reconcile how they view themselves with how their neighbours in Europe see them
How the Berlin Wall fell: a chronology
Courage of people far beyond the divided city had already undermined and weakened Europe's most infamous structure
Dancing in the strasse before the Wall came tumbling down in ’89
Lack of economic pressure and a sense of being cut off from the surrounding world encouraged creative experimentation in 1980s West Berlin
Berlin 25: ‘East Germans risked everything for reform’
US-based historian Fritz Stern has lived through five incarnations of Germany
United under a European roof
What have been the consequences of German unification for Europe and the world?
Berlin 25: Germany’s shifting memory minefield
Revelations about the extent of Stasi power in East Germany have got in the way of a more rounded look at life there – until now
Berlin 25: Germany’s unification generation
How Germany’s so called ‘unity generation’ – those born around 1989 when the Berlin Wall tumbled – view the country’s divided past
1989’s other revolutions
The Berlin Wall’s fall was a death knell for a Soviet bloc in which the first fissures had appeared elsewhere
East Germany – Look back not in anger but with understanding
Pride in an ability to repair almost anything is no longer valued: why repair a broken fridge if you can buy a new one
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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