the Iron Curtain
noun
: the political and military barrier in the past that separated the communist countries of Europe from the rest of Europe
a spy novel that takes place behind the Iron Curtain
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The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War led to the establishment of the European Green Belt, which runs along the same path as the Iron Curtain.
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
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Leonard Cohen: Behind the Iron Curtain, produced by Nomad Films Inc. (Canada), Fireglory Pictures Gmbh (Germany), Silver Frame (Poland) and directed by Eric Bednarski.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Despite the travel difficulties imposed by life behind the Iron Curtain, the Takacs rose quickly, winning a series of competitions.
—David Allen Chet Strange, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Animal Farm, published in 1945 as the Soviet Union was clamping its pincers on Eastern Europe, and 1948 – published at a time when Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain between East and West – illustrate the moral depravity of the powerful who exert dominance over the powerless.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
This year’s prizes were distributed as follows… PITCH SESSIONS
Best Arts & Entertainment Pitch
Leonard Cohen: Behind the Iron Curtain, produced by Nomad Films Inc. (Canada), Fireglory Pictures Gmbh (Germany), Silver Frame (Poland) and directed by Eric Bednarski.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Despite the travel difficulties imposed by life behind the Iron Curtain, the Takacs rose quickly, winning a series of competitions.
—David Allen Chet Strange, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Animal Farm, published in 1945 as the Soviet Union was clamping its pincers on Eastern Europe, and 1948 – published at a time when Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain between East and West – illustrate the moral depravity of the powerful who exert dominance over the powerless.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Iron Curtain
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“The Iron Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Curtain. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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