West and east germans at the brandenburg gate in 1989

The 20th Century

  • Beginning of the 20th Century

    Beginning of the 20th Century
    The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 was the first major cataclysm that altered the functioning of the world order, dismantled the bipolar order and triggered the restructuring of European regional orders. This is considered as an important event for the beginning of the 20th Century