1989 Berlin Wall

I grew up in the cold war when 'what would you do with your 4 minutes warning?' (ie the stated time we would have if the Russians launched a nuclear missile)was a standard school debating topic. It was not so much if as when nuclear war between the west and Russia would start. The Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain were present realities. I still remember the sense of amazement about Gorbachov who actually seemed human and reasonable. And I remember sitting in a TV lounge in Barking hospital (having just had Leo) and watching in disbelief as the Berlin wall came down. It seemed impossible but it was happening and I was seeing it.