Barbara Elliott shares what inspired her to write Candles Behind the Wall.
Barbara’s Story
Barbara’s personal journey of how she came tell the stories of the people behind the Iron Curtain.
The Berlin Wall
Why Communists built the Berlin Wall dividing Germany.
Rüdiger Knetchel
The story of a Berlin Wall border guard who decided not to shoot.
Alexander Ogorodnikov
A Russian Orthodox man was imprisoned, tortured, and miraculously protected after forming the Christian Seminar.
Pope John Paul II
The role Pope John Paul II played in the Peaceful Revolution.
The Monday Demonstrations
The incredible story of how a prayer meeting turned into a demonstration of 70,000 protestors who faced down armed troops …
The August Coup of 1991
When a military coup threatened to take Russia back under Soviet power, people formed human chains to stop the tanks …
Forgiveness: The Holmer Family
When Erich Honecker was deposed, Pastor Uwe Holmer took in the hated leader and his wife despite the harm they …
Candles Behind the Wall Lecture
Dr. Barbara Elliott speaks at the Free Enterprise Institute’s 2019 Founders’ Day Breakfast. She tells the stories of Leipzig marches, …
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