[New Year in Berlin, 1989] Photograph. [1].

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Mirrorpix, owner.

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Germany--Berlin.

Genre:

Photographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 photograph).

Production:

[Berlin] : Mirrorpix, Daily Mirror, 1989.

Summary:

Archival caption: New Year in Berlin, 1989 - 1990, with a new view from the East through a hole in the Berlin Wall, Y2K Politics, Y2K Protest. Built by East Germany in 1961 to halt a flood of refugees from Communism, the Wall dividing Berlin had epitomised the Iron Curtain. Following growing crises throughout the 80s across the USSR and desperate efforts at reform, East German leaders promised free movement from 10 November 1989. At midnight on the 9th, thousands began to pour through the checkpoints from both sides, clambering and dancing on the Wall and hacking at it. The job was completed by bulldozers and, within the year, there was a new, reunified Germany.

Notes:

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed February 28, 2024).

Reference: 00007920.