More walls to fall

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

MOSCOW - The German people, and the whole world alongside them, are celebrating a landmark date in history, the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Not many events remain in the collective memory as a watershed that divides two distinct periods.

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall - that stark, concrete symbol of a world divided into hostile camps - is such a defining moment.

The fall of the Berlin Wall brought hope and opportunity to people everywhere, and provided the 1980's with a truly jubilant finale. That is something to think about as this decade draws to a close - and as the chance for humanity to take another momentous leap forward appears to be slipping away.

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More walls to fall

MOSCOW - The German people, and the whole world alongside them, are celebrating a landmark date in history, the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Not many events remain in the collective memory as a watershed that divides two distinct periods.