The problem of the unification of Germany in 1990

In this article we will talk about the symbol of division of Germany into two States, East Germany and the GDR - Berlin wall and its role in the process. In research we considered internal and external reasons of erection of this technical construction. Attention is drawn to the role of the Soviet Union and Western countries in the process of the fall of the Berlin wall. We also considered the legal side of the Association of Germany and the GDR in a single state.