GDR
Barbara Dane, a fighter to the end
October 23, 2024She was the star of the U.S. delegation to the first World Youth Festival in Prague.
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Germans remember the days and demise of the German Democratic Republic
October 18, 2024A country of a new type rose up on the ashes left by fascists but ultimately could not overcome a massive operation determined to destroy it.
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Pan-African Film Festival: Growing up Black in the GDR
February 28, 2024From Berlin to Benin and Togo - and back again.
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Heaven divided: Fear and loathing in West Germany
February 27, 2024Wim Wenders' supposedly apolitical film Wings of Desire depicts West Germany as the reverse image of a capitalist utopia.
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What qualifies one as a U.S. patriot?
July 5, 2023A man who deserted the U.S. Army to live in a communist country gives us his answer.
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