Essays on Berlin

Berlin is a very attractive city due to its historical richness accompanied by museums, cathedrals and monuments, which invite thousands of tourists every year to visit it. The beauty of “The City of Freedom” is seductive; its modernity, fascinating; your lifestyle incomparable. Let yourself be...

Walls in people’s heads are sometimes more constricting than those of concrete and steel.’ A quote by Willy Brandt, the mayor of West Berlin. The Berlin Wall would create not only a border between East and West Berlin but also emphasize the understanding between the...

In June of 1987, the world looked to President Ronald Reagan as he traveled to Berlin to address the impact of one of the world’s greatest symbols of communism: The Berlin Wall. For nearly twenty years, the “Iron Curtain” stood to sever communications between fellow...

The Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Germany in 1961 to help stop the Cold War from becoming a bigger war than necessary. By 1961, around 2.5 million people from East Germany moved to West Germany every day. These people who moved...

Germany offered easy citizenships to Britons during Brexit, although, Germany does not allow dual citizenship; it is considering Britons as citizens during the transaction phase. There are provisions where the people who lived for more than 5 years in the country will be given the...

Robert Walser’s “Berlin Stories” is a collection of vignettes that track his observation during his jaunts through the city. Walter Benjamin’s “Berlin Childhood Around 1900” is an attempt by Benjamin to recollect his urban childhood as an adult in exile. They both write about Berlin...

German properties continue to grow during Brexit. Even the rentals are constantly growing in the city and property is rather unaffordable for the local buyers. Germany offered easy citizenships to Britons during Brexit, although, the country does not allow dual citizenships. It is treating Britons...

Non-fiction book ‘Berlin: the Downfall 1945’ is a narrative history written by Antony Beevor, which was originally published in 2002. The book is set in the final five months of World War Two in Europe, with a major focus on the Battle for Berlin. It...

Wings of Desire opens with views from above of a fragmented Berlin that has been mutilated in World War II. The city still carries the wounds of the war and is unable to recover – the worst part is where the Wall is situated, as...