the Iron Curtain
noun
: the political and military barrier in the past that separated the communist countries of Europe from the rest of Europe
a spy novel that takes place behind the Iron Curtain
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Few American readers of L. Frank Baum’s novel know that, much like Dorothy herself, his story embarked on its own journey across vast oceans to reinvent itself behind the Iron Curtain that separated the Soviet Union from the West.
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Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Agreed unanimously by countries on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the Helsinki Final Act, also signed by the U.S. and Canada, became a touchstone for the West’s commitment to democratic principles, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Three and a half decades after reunification, a line runs through Germany where the Iron Curtain once stood.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
And Germany committed around 100 million euros to reinstate public sirens that were removed when the Iron Curtain fell.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Agreed unanimously by countries on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the Helsinki Final Act, also signed by the U.S. and Canada, became a touchstone for the West’s commitment to democratic principles, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Three and a half decades after reunification, a line runs through Germany where the Iron Curtain once stood.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
And Germany committed around 100 million euros to reinstate public sirens that were removed when the Iron Curtain fell.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“The Iron Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Curtain. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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