english: And amongst the chaos, amidst the euphoria, it took me a little while to understand that some of the people who had wielded power before 1989, in Eastern Europe, continued to do so after the revolutions there.
non_english: Temidden van de chaos, temidden van de euforie, duurde het even voor ik snapte dat sommige mensen met machtsposities voor 1989, in Oost-Europa, die nog steeds hadden na de revoluties.