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From 1952, the Soviets tried to close the inner border between capitalist (West) Germany and communist (East) Germany. But there remained an emigration loophole in Berlin itself until August 1961. Many of the East’s most talented citizens left for the West.
29. Okt. 2009 · Dossier: What life was like in communist East Germany. 10/29/2009. East Germans worked, cooked dinner and spent time with family and friends just like West Germans did. But they were also...
Our permanent exhibition on “Everyday Life in the GDR” shows what East Germans’ lives were like in the 1970s and 1980s – at work, in public and in private. It shows how the Communist regime shaped everyday life, how people coped with the lack of things and the borders, and how they created free spaces for themselves.
8. Nov. 2019 · BERLIN (Reuters) - Life in the Communist-ruled German Democratic Republic (GDR) was simpler and sometimes could be "almost comfortable in a certain way", Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew...
16. Feb. 2018 · Hauswald's Ostkreuz Agency, in collaboration with the Federal Foundation for the Study of Communist Dictatorship in East Germany, have together published "Totally East" as annotated poster...
16. Jan. 2013 · Over the Wall: Six Stories from East Germany. When Communist East Germany built a wall across Berlin, it created two different cities, two different countries, and for scientists two different careers. by Sarah Everts. West Berliners looking over the wall to East Berlin, 1963.
East Germany had a command economy, in which virtually all decisions were made by the governing communist party, the Socialist Unity Party (SED). The system of planning was inflexible and eventually caused ruinous economic conditions. Power, influence, and personal connections
