http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Albania/East/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Albania , East en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:43:30 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:43:30 BST The Iron Curtain is border that seperated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western European countries. the first use of this word was in 1920 by Ethel Snowden in the book Through Bolshevik Russia. But this term was not largely used until 1945 when Winston Churchill made a speech. Cold War was important. And this is still important in many parts of Europe. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Albania/East/Korce/blog-256506.html