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  • 2019-11-25 (xsd:date)
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  • the interpretation of historical facts came into focus of the general public. In order to understand the context it is important to state a few historic facts. 1.The mention of the term "Iron Curtain" was made by Winston Churchill in 1946. It was on occasion when Winston Churchill (en)
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  • During the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award speech, President Kolinda Grabar Kitarović stated that she was born on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. This statement provoked numerousreactions from the media and a storm of reactions on social networks.Kitarović was born in Croatia, which was part of Yugoslavia until 1991. Althoughcommunist-run, Yugoslavia was independent from Eastern Bloc countries. In thatcontext, the statement was false. Croatian president Kolinda Grabar Kitarović was presented with the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award on 26th of October 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. It is annual award given by the Fulbright Alumni Association to honour distinguished Fulbright Alumni. Being Kolinda Fulbright Alumni in 2002-2003 this year Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was awarded for her achievements as a leader, diplomate and public servant. The headlines in the Croatian media very much focused on one issue. In her speech, Grabar-Kitarovic reminisced about being a girl born on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain" who used to dream about other places in which people enjoyed freedom of choice and could freely express their opinions. This statement sparkled a debate in the media and the public arena if Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarović was really born and lived behind the Iron Curtain (en)
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