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'Central and Eastern Europe: Past and Present'. Blog exploring the modern history of Central and Eastern Europe written by @kellyhignett

Katılım Haziran 2009
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Josip Broz Tito 🇵🇸
Josip Broz Tito 🇵🇸@Broz1892·
Supreme Commander Tito in Jajce, the morning after he was awarded the rank of "Marshal of Yugoslavia" by the AVNOJ Assembly acting on a motion of recommendation from the Slovene delegation headed by Josip Vidmar - November 30th, 1943.
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German at Portsmouth
German at Portsmouth@GermanAtPompey·
20 July 1966: Karl-Marx-Stadt city centre, which had received over 150 million GDR marks for new buildings and infrastructure (via Bundesarchiv)
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Soviet Visuals
Soviet Visuals@sovietvisuals·
Photo by Sandor Bojar, Bratsk, 1965.
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The Berliner Magazine
The Berliner Magazine@theberlinermag·
✊ Federal and state governments commemorate deadly GDR uprising Events are taking place across Berlin commemorating those who died in a series of violent uprisings against GDR-rule in 1953. #17june1953 #gdr #berlin
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DailyRadical History
DailyRadical History@radicaldaily·
Jun 16 1953 – 300 building workers walk out on strike against pay cuts and quotas. Ignites the East German Uprising the following day.
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German at Portsmouth
German at Portsmouth@GermanAtPompey·
Stamp issued in Germany in 2003 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 17 June 1953 uprising in the GDR
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ENRS
ENRS@enrs_eu·
📅 On 14 May 1955 the Warsaw Pact was signed in Warsaw. 📜 The Pact was a Soviet Union's reaction to accession of West Germany to NATO. It sanctioned subordination of the Eastern Bloc countries and their armies to the Soviet Union. #OnThisDay #20thCenturyHistory
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Nick Short 🇺🇦
Nick Short 🇺🇦@nickfshort·
A lonely car traveling from East Berlin is halted by a West Berlin police officer against the backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate, with visible spike traps. 1953. A haunting image. #Berlin #ColdWar
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