The Berlin Wall: 25 Years After the Fall

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall.

According to USAtoday, Germany celebrates the 25th anniversary after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, personally spoke to those who celebrated the day long anniversary. Germany was not the only country to celebrate the event. The Vatican City also was found to be celebrating. The Pope gave a speech to the people of the Vatican in reference to the great pride it gave the world when the Berlin Wall fell and that, with the help of all men, all barriers may fall. Gorbachev joined in as well. Gorbachev went to Berlin to be involved in the celebration and ask the West to remove the sanctions implemented on Russia due to the conflict with Ukraine. The celebration was not only speeches, however. Approximately 8,000 balloons were released to mark the anniversary of the 25th year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The balloons were released one by one as a symbolic gesture to represent the disappearance of the Wall and Soviet Union. The collapse of the Berlin Wall had brought forth all new changes in the world. Many of the former Soviet Union's countries became independent and 11 of those nations claimed statehood. However, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been attempting to reclaim Russia to its former glory of the Soviet Union by invading the formerly Soviet country of Ukraine. The fall of the Berlin Wall brought great change in both East and West Berlin, as well as the rest of the world.

East Berlin soldier standing guard at the Berlin Wall.