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Meeting in Berlin. Walking along East Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, looking for an American or a British flag, Mieczyslaw was stopped by a jack-booted young Volkspolizist: "Wo gehst du hin?" Mieczyslaw did not understand the words, but he understood the tone. He planted his sneaker-clad feet wide apart and looked coldly into the officer's eyes. "I am the son of a Russian officer," he said in Polish. "Do not stop me. You cannot stop me." The Volkspolizist stepped back. Mieczyslaw strode on, into West Berlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFUGEES: Mr. America | 11/3/1952 | See Source »

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