On November 9th, 1989, the world witnessed the fall of the most potent symbol of the division between the Communist East and non-Communist West within Europe: the Berlin Wall. 25 years on, the arbitrary division of the continent is almost unimaginable to those born since its collapse; a bad dream from which Europe has long since awoken. For others however, the collective memory of the Wall, and its subsequent fall, still colours their experiences of contemporary life. Below are some examples of the opinions of CEU students on what this anniversary means to them –their diversity demonstrates something of the complicated and contested nature of this generation’s relationship with the Wall.
Stephen Westlake, History, United Kingdom
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