In 2019, the Bundestag voted to create a memorial for the victims of communism. Progress on the project has stalled, but there are now plans to move forward.

Said curtain was woven by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, who excluded Churchill from meetings in Tehran and Yalta ...

<p>News about the Berlin Wall, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.</p> ...

Marcus Holmes (William & Mary) examine summits past & what Trump should do if he is serious about peace for Ukraine.

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That line of thinking seemed to hold until the summer of 1961, when a highly-regarded public figure began to implore American families to pursue fallout shelters. The advocacy didn’t come from any ...

Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole.

The construction of the Berlin Wall began on this day in 1961.

Inspired by the Acropolis entrance in Athens, the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) is one of the most-photographed sites ...

The world isn’t all doom and gloom… even if it sometimes (read: often!) feels like it. No, your brain is simply hard-wired to ...

Caste Hindus build wall to segregate SC Arunthathiyars, sparking allegations of untouchability and discrimination in Karur.