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Moscow’s empire - rise and fall (2)

November 4, 2017

The Berlin Wall fell and Moscow’s empire shrunk rapidly. In the so-called "2 + 4 Treaty" regarding Germany, Moscow relinquished control over the GDR and East Berlin. This paved the way for German unification and a new European order.

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