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Poland: The Great Hunger

Tim Garton Ash Berlin It is a proud, romantic Catholic nation. Its tragic history of oppression by powerful neighbours stretches back centuries. The scroll of popular rebellions......

The Wall, Twenty Years On

Tom Bower Hasso Herschel gave up the escape business dramatically and in style. He was aged 38 as I watched him arrive at a rubbish tip in West Berlin on a warm spring......