The Berlin Wall was an unrelated, politically unmotivated event that forever altered German history. There are many unanswered concerns as people remember the occasion that tore families apart for decades. The facts regarding the construction of the wall raise concerns about America's position, as Melissa Eddy explains in the article Lights and Celebration Where a Wall Divided Berlin. The portrait in this image, which hides the depressing truth of the 1960s, is a crucial aspect. The adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is worth remembering. Besides, photos elicit different questions in as far as the interpretation and understanding is concerned.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/world/europe/where-berlin-wall-once-stood-lights-now-illuminate.html?_r=0
The bitter experience of the Berlin Wall is illuminated in the portraits of war that dominated the old city. Although the photo shows a serene environment, the hidden horror behind it require intense meditation. Many people are oblivious of the event that brought the inhuman partitioning of the German city. It is worth to note that time has eroded the actual appearance of the wall. However, as the author argues, the wall marked a turning point in the political landscape in the world. The Image of Stalin on the scene elicit mixed reactions. Besides, the underlying fact is that Berlin wall was meant to gauge relative military power between Soviet Union and the United States.
A question that need to be asked in this case should be?
Was the Berlin Wall a political convenience for Western democracies more than their freedom rhetoric suggested?
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