Iron Curtain

Summary

Iron Curtain is a political border^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of political_border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,770 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iron Curtain is in the country of Czechoslovakia^[3].
• Iron Curtain is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Iron Curtain is in the country of German Democratic Republic^[5].
• Iron Curtain is in the country of Italy^[6].
• Iron Curtain is in the country of Yugoslavia^[7].
• Iron Curtain is in the country of Soviet Union^[8].
• Iron Curtain's image is recorded as Iron Curtain map.svg^[9].
• Iron Curtain's instance of is recorded as political border^[10].
• Iron Curtain's instance of is recorded as catchphrase^[11].
• Iron Curtain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112144647639641197467^[12].
• Iron Curtain's GND ID is recorded as 4249777-2^[13].
• Iron Curtain's locator map image is recorded as Iron Curtain map.svg^[14].
• Iron Curtain's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 166487868^[15].
• Iron Curtain's IdRef ID is recorded as 169040801^[16].
• Iron Curtain's Commons category is recorded as Iron Curtain^[17].
• Iron Curtain's has part is recorded as Inner German border^[18].
• Iron Curtain's has part is recorded as Czech Republic–Germany border^[19].
• +1946-03-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Curtain^[20].
• Iron Curtain was dissolved in +1989-08-19T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Iron Curtain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.875833, 'lon': 15.873611}^[22].
• Iron Curtain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xz_^[23].
• Iron Curtain's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph942779^[24].
• Iron Curtain's significant event is recorded as The Sinews of Peace^[25].
• Iron Curtain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iron Curtain^[26].
• Iron Curtain's Commons gallery is recorded as Iron curtain^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Czechoslovakia^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Czechoslovakia^[29], founded in 1918^[30]; Germany^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1949^[33]; German Democratic Republic^[5], a historical country^[34], in German Democratic Republic^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Italy^[6], a country^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1946^[39]; Yugoslavia^[7], a historical country^[40], in Yugoslavia^[41], founded in 1918^[42]; and Soviet Union^[8], a federal republic^[43], in Soviet Union^[44], founded in 1922^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include political border^[10] and catchphrase^[11].

History and Context

+1946-03-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iron Curtain^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iron Curtain include bamboo curtain^[46], a political border^[47], in Japan^[48] and EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail^[49], a long-distance cycling route^[50], in Germany^[51].

Why It Matters

Iron Curtain ranks in the top 5% of political_border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,770 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include bamboo curtain^[46], a political border^[47], in Japan^[48] and EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail^[49], a long-distance cycling route^[50], in Germany^[51].