The Picnic by Matthew Longo review – an escape to freedom and the collapse of the Iron Curtain | History books
○On August 19, 1989, about 20,000 people gathered in a field near the Hungarian city of Sopron, near the Austrian border, for an outdoor party. “The sound of a brass band echoed through the field. Goulash was cooked over an open fire in huge pots. Beer and wine were available. People were dancing around the […]