Its well-stocked shelves symbolized the capitalism and consumerism of the West, a stark contrast to life in the communist East when Berlin and Germany were divided during the Cold War. The Thai ...

Did you know Central New York holds pieces of the Berlin Wall? Discover where these Cold War relics are hidden and their ...

The country was already divided into the Soviet-dominated communist East Germany, and West Germany, politically and culturally aligned with the West and the U.S. In 1961, West Berlin was encircled ...