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For some, the Humboldt Forum symbolises an obsession with reconstructing past power – but the museum’s decision to tackle official amnesia over Namibian genocide and other atrocities is welcomed by ...

Irving Berlin, the iconic composer and musician who created American musical standards including "White Christmas," "Easter Parade," "God Bless America" and "There’s No Business Like Show Business," ...

Russian troops took Berlin three times in different historical periods. But it never cost them as much blood as in 1945. Berlin residents saw Russian soldiers entering their city for the first time in ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall was not enough to offset the negative shock of the Iron Curtain. Credit: Jo McCunn on Flickr This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany a year later, Berliners lived in limbo - much like today (dpa/IPA/Rex) For a while, people thought they could make the world anew.

A family vacation to Berlin quickly detours into the ghosts of times past Berlin is filled with endless plaques%2C memorials and museums dedicated to the atrocities of WWII and Communism While the ...

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