The Wall : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
The Wall : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERI was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side--the Communist side--of the Iron Curtain. But adolescence brought…
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The Wall : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERI was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side--the Communist side--of the Iron Curtain. But adolescence brought questions. Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter S s shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe.
S s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band.
Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the
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