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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Despite the travel difficulties imposed by life behind the Iron Curtain, the Takacs rose quickly, winning a series of competitions. David Allen Chet Strange, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 Animal Farm, published in 1945 as the Soviet Union was clamping its pincers on Eastern Europe, and 1948 – published at a time when Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain between East and West – illustrate the moral depravity of the powerful who exert dominance over the powerless. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025 However, during Soviet times, the wines were restricted to the Iron Curtain. Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Rock music crossed the Iron Curtain when diplomacy couldn’t, with artists like Bruce Springsteen and Madonna reaching Soviet youth more effectively than any ambassador. Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Iron Curtain

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