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A term that refers to the "curtain" of communism that fell over Russia and much of Eastern Europe at the end of WWII. These countries pursued somewhat isolationist policies and often restricted travel and basic freedoms. They also heavily guarded their borders with Western European countries.

A term that refers to the "curtain" of [[communism]] that fell over [[Russia]] and much of [[Eastern Europe]] at the end of [[WWII]]. The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-run governmnets of these countries pursued somewhat isolationist policies and often restricted travel and basic freedoms. They also heavily guarded their borders with Western European countries.