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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War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
There at Yalta, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin set the terms for what ultimately led to the Iron Curtain, fueling the decades-long Cold War.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
After long negotiations, the conference granted a Soviet demand to recognize existing borders in Europe, but in exchange required the USSR to commit to easing access to Western media behind the Iron Curtain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The broadcaster sought to foment anti-communist dissent behind the Iron Curtain.
—Minho Kim, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
There at Yalta, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin set the terms for what ultimately led to the Iron Curtain, fueling the decades-long Cold War.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
After long negotiations, the conference granted a Soviet demand to recognize existing borders in Europe, but in exchange required the USSR to commit to easing access to Western media behind the Iron Curtain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The broadcaster sought to foment anti-communist dissent behind the Iron Curtain.
—Minho Kim, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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