Berlin in the Cold War
The atlas holds 18 people and 24 moments here, from 1950 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev and Richard Nixon.
Notable people
Abebe Bikila
in 1962
1 moment here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Ada Yonath
in 1979
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Bertrand Russell
in 1950
1 moment here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Claudia Cardinale
in 1975
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Dalida
in 1959
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Diego Rivera
in 1956
1 moment here
Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Joan Fontaine
in 1982
1 moment here
British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
John F. Kennedy
in 1963
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 1981
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
Kim Il Sung
from 1956 to 1984
2 moments here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1960
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1966 to 1989
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1951
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Richard Nixon
from 1963 to 1969
2 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1990
3 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Samora Machel
in 1983
1 moment here
Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
Willy Brandt
in 1963
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Moments
- 1950 Congress for Cultural Freedom founding conference Bertrand Russell
- 1951 Meeting with Matilde Urrutia in Berlin Pablo Neruda
- 1956 Arrives at Berlin Ostbahnhof Diego Rivera
- 1956 State visit to East Berlin Kim Il Sung
- 1959 Golden Lion at Berlin Film Festival Dalida
- 1960 Titania Palast appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 10,000-metre performance Abebe Bikila
- 1963 Declared solidarity with West Berlin John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Kennedy visit to Rathaus Schöneberg Willy Brandt
- 1963 Crossing divided Berlin Richard Nixon
- 1966 Delegation visit to East Germany Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1969 Address in West Berlin Richard Nixon
- 1975 Honorary guest at the Berlinale Claudia Cardinale
- 1978 West Berlin Airlift Memorial speech Jimmy Carter
- 1979 Group leader in Berlin Ada Yonath
- 1981 State visit at Brandenburg Gate José Eduardo dos Santos
- 1982 Berlinale jury presidency Joan Fontaine
- 1982 Visits West Berlin Ronald Reagan
- 1983 Meeting with Margot Honecker in Berlin Samora Machel
- 1984 State visit to East Berlin in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1986 Socialist Unity Party congress Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1987 Challenges Gorbachev at Berlin Wall Ronald Reagan
- 1989 GDR fortieth-anniversary visit Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1990 Tours Brandenburg Gate and Wall Ronald Reagan