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The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
By Mary Elise Sarotte. 2014
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European history, Politics and government
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The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to end all traffic between the city’s two halves: the democratic west and…
the communist east. The iconic symbol of a divided Europe, the Wall became a focus of western political pressure on East Germany; as Ronald Reagan’s famously said in a 1987 speech in Berlin, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” But as award-winning historian Mary Sarotte shows in [Title TK] , the opening of the Wall on November 9, 1989 was not, as is commonly believed, the East German government’s deliberate concession to outside influence. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo written by mid-level bureaucrats, a bumbling press conference given by an inept member of the East German Politburo, the negligence of government leaders, the bravery of ordinary people in East and West Berlin--these combined to bring about the end of nearly forty years of oppression, fear, and enmity in divided Berlin. When the news broke, Washington and Moscow could only stand by and watch as Tom Brokaw and other journalists narrated the televised broadcast of this critical moment in the thawing of the cold war. Sarotte opens her story in the months leading up to that fateful day. Following East German dissidents, she shows how their efforts coalesced around opposition to the regime’s restrictions on foreign travel. The city of Leipzig, close to the border with Czechoslovakia, became a hothouse of activism, and protests there quickly grew into massive demonstrations. The East German Politburo hoped to limit its citizens’ knowledge of these marches, but two daring dissidents, East Berliners Aram Radomski and Siegbert Schefke, managed to evade the Stasi and film the largest of them from a church tower. They then smuggled their tape to West Germany; broadcast in both nations, the footage galvanized activists across East Germany, and precipitated the stunning developments on November 9. Facing mounting pressure from its own citizens, the East German Politburo planned to put off enacting any meaningful change to its travel policy by issuing a deceptive ruling that would appear to offer more freedom, but which in fact would allow the state to maintain strict control over its citizen’s movements. But the bureaucrats tasked with preparing the "new” regulations misunderstood their task, and instead drafted a declaration that said East Germans could freely leave the country. This declaration ended up in the hands of regime spokesman Günter Schabowski, who announced the rules at a press conference without understanding their import. Stunned reporters were soon broadcasting the news around the world. Crowds of East Germans began streaming to the Wall, prompting a showdown with border guards, who received no support or direction from East German leadership as the throngs multiplied. By 11:30, Harald Jäger, a second-tier passport control officer, had had enough and finally opened the wall to the mob gathering outside his gate. Even though East German forces successfully regained control by the morning, it was too late--for the wall, for the regime, and for Communism in Eastern Europe. Drawing on evidence from archives in multiple countries and languages, along with dozens of interviews with key actors, including Harald Jäger, [Title TK] is the definitive account of the event that brought down the East German Politburo and came to represent the final collapse of the Cold War order.Hjemmelaget hudpleie: En DIY-guide for å lage dine egne hudkremer
By Ashley Andrews, Silvia Alstad. 2015
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Hobbies and crafts
Bokbeskrivelse: Hudkremen er den undervurderte helten i våre vesker og medisinskap, og er essensiell i alt fra solbeskyttelse til anti-aldring.…
Disse praktiske kremene er helt uunnværlig når det gjelder å beholde en sunn og frisk hud. Hvorfor hudkremlaging bør en stor del av hverdagen din... Tørr, sprukket hud fra kalde vintre. Solsvidde blemmer fra de varmeste sommerdagene. Noen ganger trenger huden vår mer oppmerksomhet enn vi gir den. Selv om hudtypen din har tendens mot å være fet, er det viktig å bruke en fuktighetsgivende krem med jevne mellomrom, for å bevare en sunn kropp og hindre huden din i å eldes raskere enn nødvendig. Hudkremer er like viktig for huden som vann er for kroppen. De reparerer, beskytter, forbedrer blodsirkulasjonen og fungerer som en verdifull primer for sminken. Men hvorfor holde seg til de konvensjonelle merkene? Hvorfor ikke lage kremer selv, med dine egne favorittdufter og ingredienser? Lær hvordan du lager enkle kroppssmør og fuktighetskremer hjemmefra Denne boken er full av oppskrifter som guider deg gjennom massevis av forseggjorte krem-kreasjoner som er enkle og morsomme, og som gir et flott grunnlag for en nybegynner. Du vil lære å lage følgende oppskrifter: Naturlig fuktighetskrem for nybegynnere Skimrende champagnekrem Kaffekroppssmør Pisket kroppssmør med gresskarkrydder Bronsekrem Skimmerkrem Fuktighetskrem med sukker-cookie Og mer... Med denne guiden vil du innen kort tid kunne lage dine egne hudkremer fra bunnen av. Du kommer til å dele ut gaver til jul og bursdager, og det er ingen tvil om at mottakerne vil komme til å be om mer. Det er sant. 'Hjemmelaget hudpleie: En DIY-guide for å lage dine egne hudkremer' er overfylt med fantastiske oppskrifter som vil få deg til å strekke deg etter fuktighetskremen din hele tiden, og vennene dine til å tigge om oppskriftene. Men det er mer! Lær hvordanЮность Времен Лиры
By Claudio Ruggeri, Imran Nazirov. 2014
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Biography, Politics and government
Встреча двух друзей в один из летних дней, в которой более молодой будет слушать анекдоты и рассказы другого о мире,…
который исчез всего лишь вчера, но больше уже никогда не сможет существовать, во времена которого часто можно было услышать фразу «Я без единой лиры...»