What Did The Berlin Wall Symbolize Then And Now. If you mean the stalinist(which was really state capitalist, not communist) communism then i guess it did symbolize its destruction and collapse. But yes, after the wall came down, the remaining pieces did come to symbolize the struggle and the freedom obtained by the citizens.
If you mean the stalinist(which was really state capitalist, not communist) communism then i guess it did symbolize its destruction and collapse.
The berlin wall was erected in 1961 by the government of german democratic republic (gdr) or east germany, as it was commonly referred to by now, the cold war between ussr and the united states was at its peak and caught between the two was a divided germany. The parts of the wall that remain standing in berlin are still symbolic — just for a different reason. We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. The berlin wall was erected in 1961 by the government of german democratic republic (gdr) or east germany, as it was commonly referred to by now, the cold war between ussr and the united states was at its peak and caught between the two was a divided germany.