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Cold War: The Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union and The Iron Curtain (10 Coin Box). The Soviet Union emerged from the Second World War as the most dominant force in Eastern Europe, with Communist satellite states in East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania, it was as if, in Winston Churchill’s famous phrase, an “iron curtain” had been drawn across that part of the continent. In the four-and-a-half decades between the end of World War II and the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were a number of revolts against authoritarian rule: the Tito-Stalin split in Yugoslavia in’48, East Germany in’53, the Hungarian Revolution in’56, Prague Spring in’68. The Solidarity movement in Poland in 1989 comprised the first real crack in the Iron Curtain. The Berlin Wall fell later that year, and then, one by one, the nations of Eastern Europe and Central Asia began to break free. On Christmas Day, 1991, the Soviet Union itself officially collapsed, ending the Cold War. This box contains eight coins from the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries that circulated during the Cold War, Russian coins from the Romanov and post-Soviet eras, and 12 commemorative Soviet stamps from the 1980s. 1/ Romanov kopek 2/ Bulgaria 20 stotinki 3/ Czechoslovakia 2 koruny 4/ East Germany 50 pfennig 5/ Hungary 10 filler 6/ Poland 20 zlotych 7/ Romania 5 lei 8/ Yugoslavia 20 para 9/ Soviet 50 kopek, featuring Lenin saluting 10/ Russian Federation 5 roubles.

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Cold War: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union – 10 Coin Collector’s Box???? After WWII, the Soviet Union solidified its dominance in Eastern Europe, creating a landscape of Communist satellite states like East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania. Echoing Churchill’s words, an “iron curtain” symbolized this division. Over the next 45 years, resistance against this authoritarian grip sparked revolts: the Tito-Stalin split in’48, East Germany’s uprising in’53, the Hungarian Revolution in’56, and Prague Spring in’68. The Solidarity movement in Poland in 1989 began to fracture the Iron Curtain, leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent freedom for Eastern European nations. Ultimately, on Christmas Day, 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed, marking the end of the Cold War. This box features eight coins from the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries from the Cold War era, along with Russian coins from both the Romanov and post-Soviet periods, plus 12 commemorative Soviet stamps from the vibrant 1980s. 1/ Romanov kopek 2/ Bulgaria 20 stotinki 3/ Czechoslovakia 2 koruny 4/ East Germany 50 pfennig 5/ Hungary 10 filler 6/ Poland 20 zlotych 7/ Romania 5 lei 8/ Yugoslavia 20 para 9/ Soviet 50 kopek, featuring Lenin saluting 10/ Russian Federation 5 roubles. Add these coins to your collection or gift them to someone starting their coin collection. Please take a look at my other listings. 50 Different World coins. 100 Different World coins. 2.2 LB of World Coins. 150 Coins from 30 countries. 1500 Coins from 160 Countries. Coins from different countries. Small sets of coins. China, People’s Republic. Germany, Democratic Republic (DDR). Taiwan (Republic of China). United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. United States of America. Medium sets of coins. Bulk sets of coins.

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