From the Editor Urban Culture and National Identity A letter from the editor on History Today's first special edition of the 1990s and its synergy with the recent fall of the Berlin Wall. Gordon Marsden | Published in History Today Volume 40 Issue 5 May 1990 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. Related Articles Berlin’s Other Anniversary The Berlin Wall: A Secret History Popular articles Jane Austen: A Partial and Prejudiced Historian ‘Rot: A History of the Irish Famine’ by Padraic X. Scanlan review