VIEWED from Europe, the United States seem larger than life. So does the statue of John Paul II and Ronald Reagan unveiled last weekend in Gdańsk, a city on Poland’s Baltic coast. Over two metres tall, the late Pope and former American President are strolling through the park – just like in Miami in 1987. (The statue is based on a photograph.) They are unlikely companions who each played their part in waving the Cold War out.
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