Iron Curtain descends from "summary" of Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, as the Soviet Union consolidated its control over Eastern Europe, a metaphorical Iron Curtain descended across the continent. This division was not merely physical, but ideological, economic, and social as well. The countries behind the Iron Curtain found themselves cut off from the rest of Europe, isolated from the democratic nations to the west. The Iron Curtain was not a static barrier, but a constantly shifting and evolving entity. It was not simply a line on a map, but a complex web of restrictions, controls, and manipulations that governed every aspect of life in the Eastern Bloc. The Soviet Union and its satellite states worked tirelessly to maintain this barrier, employing a mixture of propaganda, censorship, and surveillance to keep their populations in line. The Iron Curtain was intended to not only keep people in, but also to keep ideas out. The Soviet bloc sought to control the flow of information, both within their borders and betwee...
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