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Our Borders: The Two Ends of the Telescope (1989)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Roxana Arama
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My protagonist and I crossed paths for the first time in 1989, though I only met him in 2001, when we were both half-a-planet away from our native Romania. Continue reading →

Posted in Modern History, Our Borders | Tagged anti-communist revolution, anti-government protests, December 1989, Eastern Europe, Radu Codrescu, Romanian revolution | 2 Replies

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