Everything in the flat was made in East Germany apart from a West German bottle of Henkel deodorant -- someone must have brought that over from the West, the architect assumes. ... Empty bottles and dishes on the kitchen table: A long-abandoned apartment has given a glimpse into life in communist East Germany...
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And yet Birger is sitting in a Hamburg cafe, defending the former communist country. "Most East German citizens had a nice life," he says. "I certainly don't think that it's better here." By "here," he means reunified Germany, which he subjects to questionable comparisons.
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Repressive measures adopted during this period made life tricky for Jews who had opted to live in its capital, East Berlin, Leipzig, Erfurt or Dresden. ... You are here: Home Moving to Country Facts Communist East Germany no safe haven for Jews after war...
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The East-West propaganda battle began immediately after the war. The Communist Party loudly trumpeted its view that East Germany was innocent of the evil Nazi past. ... You are here: Home Leisure Arts & Culture Communist East Germany no safe haven for Jews after war ... Life in Germany...
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"GDR" redirects here. For the certificate of deposit, see Global Depository Receipt. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR ; German: , DDR ; more commonly known in English as East Germany ) wa...
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By Clive Freeman, Berlin- An exhibition which compellingly shows what everyday life was like in former communist East Germany is attracting much attention at the German Historical Museum in Berlin. Titled "Party Dictatorship and Everyday Life in the GDR" (German;
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A museum portraying daily life in Communist East Germany opens in Berlin tomorrow, giving visitors a chance to sit in a Trabant car, poke around a standard-issue fitted kitchen and experience secret-police surveillance. ... ``Historians have studied the politics of the GDR, but not the day-to-day life,'' Robert Rueckel,
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The former East Germany made significant contributions to modern architecture. Today, they would be historical landmarks full of insights into life in the GDR. ... Now the Mosaik comic characters, who provided imaginary escape to many in communist East Germany, are celebrating their 400th edition. (07.04.2009)
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God help us. This will soon be a country more spied upon than Communist East Germany under the Stasi ; ... Try Life in Another Language Find out why choosing a language GCSE could be right for your child.
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Behind the Wall: The Inner Life of Communist Germany (Hardcover) ... Maaz, a psychiatrist in the former East Germany, recalls the Communist-ruled society of his country as a system of continuous coercion, manipulation, control and punishment, its symbols the Berlin Wall and the ubiquitous Stasi, or secret police.
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