1989: A tumultuous year
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Key dates in the revolutions that swept across eastern Europe 2 May Hungary dismantles the barbed wire and electric fencing on its borders with Austria. Moscow does not act. 3 June Solidarity, the Polish trade union that became a social movement, wins virtually every seat it contests . 23 August Protesters form 400-mile human chain in Baltic states, demanding autonomy from Moscow. September...