moving on via Friedrichstraße — the site of the Checkpoint Charlie crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War and still home to the "Russian House," which Moscow describes as its ...

Checkpoint Charlie was the most popular border crossing between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It has also had a starring role in major films, including the James Bond franchise.

there was not a moment of obstructionist delay at the Russian checkpoint. Ready to greet the fresh troops was a new U.S. West Berlin commandant. Major General James H. Polk, 51. Said Polk ...