The Puppet King
Kornelsen, Tanya M
Life is a game of chess, and Russians like to play¿but they're not the only ones.
The world witnesses the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The border's opening brings happiness and hope, but not all East Germans are smiling. As Western ideology takes root, the entire Soviet Empire falls into collapse, and Moscow sits silent as Erich Strauss loses his job as General Secretary of East Germany's Socialist United Party. Betrayed by his lead...