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During the Cold War, the 'Iron Curtain' was important for a wide variety of reasons. From the Soviet Bloc perspective, one might describe its importance in terms of security: it kept out foreign infiltrators while ensuring that no one would leave home-territory without proper clearance. For the West, its importance may best be described as symbolic: it represented the difference between 'free' and 'communist' societies in a stark, generally undeniable way.

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