As a reporter, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff hitch-hiked overnight to Berlin to cover the story. Daniel Fried was working at the Polish desk at the U.S. State Department when the wall came down. Sergey Shestakov was the chief of staff for the Soviet ambassador to the United Nations.
All Posts Tagged With: "Soviet Union"
Interviews
November 9, 2009
Both sides remember the day the Berlin Wall fell down
In the Newsroom
November 9, 2009
Say ‘goodbye’ to the Iron Curtain
Worldfocus producer Christine Kiernan writes about the monumentality of the events that transpired during the fall and winter of 1989 and how much the world has changed since then. She analyzes what the fall of the Iron Curtain meant to her.
Videos and Blogs
September 1, 2009
Remembering WWII in Poland and Russia
World leaders gathered in Poland today to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II amid rising tensions between Russia and Poland. Vladimir Lensky of Russia’s Channel One television and bloggers discuss Russia's role and responsibility in WWII.
From the Field
April 9, 2009
Baltic states preserve identities, but remain vulnerable
Worldfocus producer Ara Ayer reported on a signature series from the Baltics and writes about those nations' efforts to retain their national and cultural identities, even as the global economic crisis looms and Russia reemerges as a world power.
Signature Video
April 8, 2009
Lithuanians cling to their language to protect culture
During 50 years of Soviet occupation, Lithuanians hung on to their language as a not-so-quiet form of rebellion. Today, they want to protect it -- not from an occupying force, but from other languages.
Video
January 28, 2009
Obama administration faces nuclear weapons challenge
Joseph Cirincione, an expert on nuclear weapons policy, discusses the threat of nuclear weapons facing the Obama administration.
Signature Series
November 13, 2008
After the Fall: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine
Nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Worldfocus travels to four countries to examine the progress and pains of post-Soviet life.
Signature Video
November 13, 2008
Soviet style hampers a democratic Ukraine
Political progress has come slowly in Ukraine, where new businesses are finding it difficult to escape the Soviet ways.
Signature Video
November 12, 2008
Polish citizens build on anti-Soviet camaraderie
Nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Dave Marash travels to the shipyards of Gdansk.
Signature Video
November 10, 2008
Revolution of 1956 haunts Hungarians
Last month, Hungary marked the anniversary of the 1956 revolution, when approximately 200,000 Hungarians gathered in front of the country's Parliament to demand an end to Soviet rule.
