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    On November 9, the Festival of Freedom is to be held in Berlin, during which over 1,000 foam domino tiles over 8 feet tall will be stacked along the former route of the wall in the city center and toppled. "The Berlin Wall was always a symbol of the division of Europe ... Its fall was seen as a continuation of the path to European unity." "Some of the hopes that I and people in my country had then were realized, and some were not," Medvedev said. Full Article at RIA Novosti
    The Berlin Wall was always a symbol of the division of Europe ... Its fall was seen as a continuation of the path to European unity.
    SOURCE: RIA Novosti 1 month ago
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Medvedev to arrive in Berlin to attend "fall of wall" celebrations
  1. Some of the hopes that I and people in my country had then were realized, and some were not
    Dmitry Medvedev – Dmitry Medvedev SOURCE: RIA Novosti 1 month ago

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