1989 Twenty Years On: The End of Communism and the Fate of Eastern Europe

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Theodora Dragostinova

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Map of the Berlin Wall, showing the location of checkpoints

Map of the Berlin Wall, showing the location of checkpoints

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Map of Central Europe directly after World War II

Map of Central Europe directly after World War II

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Map of the former Czechoslovakia, 1989

Map of the former Czechoslovakia, 1989

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Map of Bulgaria, 1997

Map of Bulgaria, 1997

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Map of the Czech Republic, 2004

Map of the Czech Republic, 2004

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Map of Ethnicities in Eastern Europe, 1995

Map of Ethnicities in Eastern Europe, 1995

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Map of Europe, 2004

Map of Europe, 2004

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Map of Germany, 2004

Map of Germany, 2004

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Map of Hungary, 2004

Map of Hungary, 2004

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Map of Poland, 2004

Map of Poland, 2004

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Map of Romania, 1996

Map of Romania, 1996

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Map of East Germany Showing Population Density, 1981

Map of East Germany Showing Population Density, 1981

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Map of West Germany showing Population Density, 1972

Map of West Germany showing Population Density, 1972

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Theodora Dragostinova , "1989 Twenty Years On: The End of Communism and the Fate of Eastern Europe" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

December, 2009

https://origins.osu.edu/article/1989-twenty-years-end-communism-and-fate-eastern-europe.