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“Berlin Wall came down but Germany still split”

Published: 09 November, 2009, 17:14
Edited: 10 November, 2009, 00:36


West Berlin side on April 29, 1984 (AFP Photo)

Although the Berlin wall fell 20 years ago, Germany still remains divided, journalist and historian Jurgen Elsaesser told RT.

 
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