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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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.
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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
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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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
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Iron Curtain
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