Chemnitz? Many Germans were shaking their heads in disbelief when the eastern German city was chosen to be one of Europe's cultural capitals for 2025. Its image was that of an industrious, if drab, ...
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Behind the wall: Daily life in East Germany

In this video, we explore daily life in East Germany during the Cold War. From the state-controlled economy and strict ...
Hoyer has several important advantages that Steinbeck and Capa lacked. East Germany’s fearsome internal security apparatus is long gone, which means her surviving subjects are free to speak openly ...
After World War II, the Soviet Union transformed their occupied zone in Germany into the German Democratic Republic. One of the many communist states in the Eastern Bloc, East Germany developed a ...
An exhibition at Berlin’s Jewish Museum explores the Jewish experience in the authoritarian, and officially atheist, communist state throughout the Cold War era. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Berlin ...