the Iron Curtain
noun
: the political and military barrier in the past that separated the communist countries of Europe from the rest of Europe
a spy novel that takes place behind the Iron Curtain
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And Germany committed around 100 million euros to reinstate public sirens that were removed when the Iron Curtain fell.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
In only a few years, U-2 missions were delivering vital intelligence, capturing images of Soviet missile installations in Cuba and bringing near-real-time insights from behind the Iron Curtain to the Oval Office.
—Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The moment took me back to 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the beginning of the end of Soviet Communism and the lifting of the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since the end of World War II.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
In only a few years, U-2 missions were delivering vital intelligence, capturing images of Soviet missile installations in Cuba and bringing near-real-time insights from behind the Iron Curtain to the Oval Office.
—Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The moment took me back to 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the beginning of the end of Soviet Communism and the lifting of the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since the end of World War II.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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