Victor Grossman

Victor Grossman is a journalist from the U.S. now living in Berlin. He fled his U.S. Army post in the 1950s in danger of reprisals for his left-wing activities at Harvard and in Buffalo, New York. He landed in the former German Democratic Republic (Socialist East Germany), studied journalism, founded a Paul Robeson Archive, and became a freelance journalist and author. His latest book, A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee, is about his life in the German Democratic Republic from 1949 – 1990, the tremendous improvements for the people under socialism, the reasons for the fall of socialism, and the importance of today's struggles.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Victor Grossman

Politics

How gun control worked in the old East Germany
March 26, 2018 By Victor Grossman
When some NRA fans raise posters proclaiming that “AR-15’s EMPOWER the people” we can easily guess what kind of people are meant and what kind of power.
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World

Germany: New faces but not policies
March 21, 2018 By Victor Grossman
Can fences be strengthened against marauding foxes? Can trends be reversed? Europe and the world urgently need some changes!
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World

For a German government: Sunday suspense
February 27, 2018 By Victor Grossman
Only one force is genuinely suited to exposing the lies and redirecting emotions away from attacks on the poorest victims and towards solidarity with them against the truly guilty forces on high. It is the left.
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World

Five months after elections, Germany may finally have a government
February 14, 2018 By Victor Grossman
“Thanks be to God! – Gottseidank!” That, last Wednesday, was surely the reaction of millions of even nonbelieving Germans.
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News

A New Year’s wish for that brighter socialist future!
December 28, 2017 By Victor Grossman
Yes, despite everything, I am moved to a spirit of hope for 2018.
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World

“Jamaica” coalition in Germany experiencing birth pains
November 14, 2017 By Victor Grossman
The negotiations on forming a new German government are troublesome. The elections were September 24¸ but there is little hope for a new government much before Christmas.
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Culture

“Potemkin,” a film from yesterday and an audience from today
October 31, 2017 By Victor Grossman
What brought so many people together for an old silent film on a drizzly Monday evening?
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World

From Charlottesville to Berlin, Nazis eclipsed by anti-fascist response
August 21, 2017 By Victor Grossman
While the rabble in Charlottesville looked to Robert E. Lee, on SaturdayGermany's neo-Nazi crowd sought to glorify Rudolf Hess, a deputy of Hitler.
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