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On Dec. 22, 1989, emotional and jubilant crowds gathered to watch the Brandenburg Gate formally reopen. A l'est de Magnum, 1945-1990 chronicles

life in Germany and Eastern Europe during World War II and beyond.

GERMANY — German soldiers surrender to U.S. troops, April 18, 1945. © Cornell Capa Photo by Robert Capa © 2001 / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — The Reichstag, 1946. © Werner Bischof / Magnum Photos

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KIEV, Ukraine — 1947. © Cornell Capa Photo by Robert Capa © 2001 / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — West German Berliners try to make visual contact with friends and relatives in East Berlin, over the Berlin Wall at the Bernauer strasse.

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BERLIN — The Reichstag, 1961. © Rene Burri / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — Along the western side of the Berlin Wall, 1961. © Rene Burri / Magnum Photos

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GERMANY — German soldiers retreat from Berlin, 1945. © Soviet Group / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — West Berliners gaze over the wall, 1962. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — Two brothers meet on Christmas, 1963, after being separated by the wall.

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PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — A Russian soldier chases a Czech youth through the streets, 1968.

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LEIPZIG, East Germany — Near the Central Station, 1964. © Rene Burri / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — Children in West Berlin play at building a pretend Berlin Wall, 1962.

© Raymond Depardon / Magnum Photos

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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Women enjoy a sumptuous dinner at a traditional Uzbek wedding, 1987.

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BERLIN — The western side of the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate, New Year's Eve 1989.

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BERLIN — The western side of the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate, New Year's Eve 1989.

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BERLIN — The fall of the Berlin Wall, November 1989. © Raymond Depardon / Magnum Photos

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BERLIN — Crowds gather in the streets to welcome visitors from the East after the wall falls, November 1989.

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