WARSAW – It was two decades ago this summer that communist rule began to implode from Tallinn in the Baltic to Tirana in the Adriatic, ushering in free elections, market reforms, and expanded civil liberties. Since then, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have come a long way.
华沙——20年前的夏天，从波罗的海塔林到亚得里亚海蒂拉纳的共产主义统治全线瓦解，迎来了自由选举、市场改革和蓬勃发展的公民自由。自那以后，中东欧国家已经取得了令人瞩目的成就。其中很多国家已经加入了欧盟。我的祖国波兰也实现了经济稳定和媒体繁荣。