SOĞUK SAVAŞIN YIKILMAYAN SİMGESİ: BERLİN DUVARI’NIN YIKILIŞININ 30. YILI
THE SYMBOL OF THE COLD WAR THAT DID NOT FALL: 30 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

Summary/Abstract: During the Cold War, Berlin was the place where the rivalry between the Soviets and the Western allies was felt most intensively. The Berlin Wall is an iconic structure of the Soviet Union, who built it in order not to fall behind in this rivalry. The wall stood physically intact for 28 years, between 1961 and 1989. The impact of the Wall on the political, economic and social life of Germany remains the same even after 30 years of its fall. The inability to remove the walls in the German social memory and the inability to overcome economic disparity make the former East Germans feel like second-class citizens. Even though Germany is geographically united after the Berlin Wall, it needs time to complete its social integration.

• Details
• Contents