This study shares a collection of memories and excerpts from the experiences of various youths living behind the Iron Curtain. Though the buffer of time may soften history, for those who grew up in that world of terror and injustice, the events they lived through seared into their minds. At least, for those who survived. Moments – some seemingly insignificant, some life-threatening – become allegories of life behind the Iron Curtain. They become a lesson for subsequent generations about life and the cyclic nature of history.