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09.11.2009, 15:02
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Germany is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. But many Germans say they have mixed feelings about it, and some remember the past with nostalgia.
28.06.2010, 17:16
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Moldova’s acting President and Parliament Speaker Mihai Ghimpu, known for his sweeping pro-Romanian rhetoric and policies, said he would not annul his decree declaring June 28 Soviet Occupation Day.
17.11.2009, 09:01
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20 years ago, hundreds of thousands of Czechs waved flags in Prague in a cry for independence. Today some question whether they really achieved that goal.
08.05.2009, 11:12
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Despite forging a sense of unity, Victory Day alone is not enough to remedy the atmosphere in the post-Soviet era, said Andrey Baykov from the Moscow State University of International Relations.
31.10.2009, 19:56
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Three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago reunited in Germany to mark the anniversary.
09.11.2009, 17:14
Although the Berlin wall fell 20 years ago, Germany still remains divided, journalist and historian Jurgen Elsaesser told RT.
06.11.2009, 20:18
The collapse of the Berlin Wall did unite East and West Germany, but still hasn’t overcome all sorts of social divisions between two parts of the country, Adrian Pabst from Kent University told RT.
10.11.2009, 03:30
Michael Moynihan, an editor at the US magazine Reason, dispells some notions about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, James Pinkerton from the New America Foundation reviews Obama’s involvement in the commemoration.
18.01.2010, 18:01
The president of Turkmenistan has ordered the dismantlement of a colossal monument in the capital Ashgabat dedicated to his predecessor, the country’s first president Saparmurat Niyazov, local media report.
26.10.2010, 16:10
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Chinese leaders have met with veterans of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Beijing entering the Korean war of 1950-53. This date has been marked by China since 1951.
Published: 28 August, 2009, 13:04
Fifty years since Nikita Khrushchev's ‘corny’ visit to the state of Iowa Viktor Sukhodrev, personal interpreter to the Soviet leader, recalls this landmark trip both in terms of politics and agriculture.
I do not know what the USA average corn (maize) yeald was in 1959. Today the average corn yeild for the USA is; 143 bushels per acre. This equals 9.49 metric tonnes per hectare. The corn is here. Where are the hogs ?