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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But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
To Kennedy, the enormity of such a scientific and public achievement would provide unimpeachable proof to the world that the American way was superior to life behind the Iron Curtain.
—Michael Carrafiello, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
This involves a trip behind the Iron Curtain, where cultural misunderstandings can quickly turn deadly serious.
—Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Striking out on his own Kaszas was born in Budapest in May 1987, two years to the week before the Iron Curtain crumbled and Hungary’s Communist regime ceased to exist.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
To Kennedy, the enormity of such a scientific and public achievement would provide unimpeachable proof to the world that the American way was superior to life behind the Iron Curtain.
—Michael Carrafiello, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
This involves a trip behind the Iron Curtain, where cultural misunderstandings can quickly turn deadly serious.
—Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Striking out on his own Kaszas was born in Budapest in May 1987, two years to the week before the Iron Curtain crumbled and Hungary’s Communist regime ceased to exist.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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