20 years have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Nov. 9, 1989, was probably the greatest symbolic victory of capitalism? Not quite sure about that, but it was definitely a crushing defeat of communism. World leaders are meeting in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the biggest event in West's modern history.

Reuters reports from Berlin:

World leaders past and present gathered in the German capital on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall, which led to German reunification and hastened the demise of the Soviet Union.

Images of the historic night of November 9, 1989, when East Berliners trapped behind the 3.6 meter (12 feet) high concrete barrier rushed checkpoints to force it open, have dominated German television and newspaper coverage for the past week.

As part of Monday's celebrations, 1,000 giant painted dominoes have been set up along a 1.5 km (0.9 mile) stretch of the Wall's original path next to the Brandenburg Gate.

They will be toppled on Monday evening in the presence of visiting leaders from Britain, France and Russia, in a symbolic re-enactment of a day that shook the world.

'Capitalism flawed'

A survey, carried out by GlobeScan for the BBC World Service, found an average of just 11 percent of the more than 29,000 people surveyed between June 19 and October 13 believed capitalism worked well, while a quarter of people (23%) across 27 countries worldwide believe free market capitalism is fatally flawed.