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Our Borders: When History First Changed (1990)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Roxana Arama
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I stood in front of the classroom fidgeting with the ends of my uniform’s tie belt.

“I don’t want to learn about Lenin, Comrade,” I told my seventh-grade History teacher. Continue reading →

Posted in Modern History, Our Borders, Remembered History | Tagged 1989, Communism, history textbook, Revolution, Romania | 13 Replies

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