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Genuine Newspapers from any date of your choice It may not immediately be apparent that the year 1989 was in any way of great significance, yet this is the year in which the Soviet Union fell, following the raft of revolutions that swept Eastern Europe. The fall of the Soviet Union changed the political face of Europe – and the world – for evermore, and the repercussions are still seen today. Original newspapers and personalised newspaper books from the date or year of your choice. Great for birthdays and anniversaries… From £24.99

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Perhaps the most significant and symbolic moment came with the actual fall of the Berlin Wall, a move that was the culmination of the changes in Eastern Europe and one which led directly to the re-unification of East and West Germany. Revolutions in countries such as Romania and Czechoslovakia saw the end of communist rule and paved the way for new free states.

In China things were a little different, for while the Tiananmen Square demonstrations of May 1989 were intended to bring about change they were crushed violently by the ruling elite. Change was also afoot in South Africa, where the year would see the last election held with the apartheid rules in place.

In Britain the Poll Tax, a controversial tax that would result in civil unrest, was introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s government as a trial in Scotland, while the release of ‘The Satanic Verses’ – a controversial novel by the author Salman Rushdie – resulted in a fatwa being issued by Iran on the author and the breaking off of diplomatic relations between Iran and the UK.

In America, George Bush became President, while in Japan long serving Emperor Hirohito died, but it will be the collapse of communism in Europe that 1989 is best remembered for.

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