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Iron curtain

the crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956
2013
A history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed the individuals who came under its sway.

36 Yalta Boulevard

2005
Brano Sev, a spy in Eastern Europe in the 1960s, prides himself in being unswervingly devoted to the socialist cause, whether his superiors have him interrogating a suspect or working in a factory, but when it becomes clear that he is being deliberately framed for murder, he begins to question his loyalties.

Eastern Europe!

everything you need to know about the history (and more!) of a region that shaped our world and still does
2013
Sums up the modern linguistic, geographic and religious contours of Eastern Europe, providing a general background of the region's demographics.

How we survived communism and even laughed

1993
Yugoslavian writer Slavenka Drakulic writes of everyday life in communist Eastern Europe before the Iron Curtain fell.

The New York times on emerging democracies in Eastern Europe

2010
Chronicles the transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, the Baltic States, Serbia, Georgia, and Ukraine since 1977, covering processes of political change and integration as depicted in "The New York Times" articles, with biographies of key figures and analyses of pivotal events.

Fodor's Eastern and Central Europe

2003
Presents details on the sights to see, recreation, nightlife, lodging, and restaurants in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and provides travelers' tips and maps.

Teenage refugees from Eastern Europe speak out

1997
Teenage refugees from several Eastern European countries tell their stories of immigration and adjustment to the United States.

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