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A Ukrainian student, holding his country's flag, participates in an October 1992 demonstration in front of the Supreme Court Council Building in Kyiv (formerly Kiev). Serhii Spasokukots'kyi Collection, Hoover Institution Archives

The Collapse of Communism and the Transition to Democracy.

The exhibit documents the changes of the last ten years in twenty-eight formerly communist countries through photographs, posters, and memorabilia.

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The U.S.–Mexico Economic And Security Relationship: Implications For North America
The Hoover Institution and ITAM hosts The U.S.–Mexico Economic and Security Relationship: Implications for North America conference on April 20th,…
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Historical Thinking And Democratic Citizenship
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