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

World

German Social Democrats paying the price of too many deals
August 12, 2014 By Victor Grossman
Instead of trying to improve its frayed, faded image as a progressive force, this party pays even more attention to "healthy business interests" and thus "encourage the economy."
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Opinion

A month in my home country: What a trip!
July 14, 2014 By Victor Grossman
What a trip! I had last visited my American home country three years earlier; during my visit last month I saw that some things hadn't changed much, some things had.
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World

Left, right, and even satirical parties get votes in Germany
July 8, 2014 By Victor Grossman
In early June, Europe had to digest the results of the European Parliament elections - and choke down some pretty nasty clumps.
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World

German Left party tackles the tough issues at its congress
May 19, 2014 By Victor Grossman
Opinions did differ, but the entire congress gave major blame for the crisis to NATO, the European Union and the German government.
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World

Germany’s Ukraine policy aims for the impossible
May 15, 2014 By Victor Grossman
Germany is having difficulty with its Ukraine policy.
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World

Many in Germany see through NATO designs on Ukraine
March 31, 2014 By Victor Grossman
The crisis in the Ukraine continues to be big news here in Germany, on front pages and screens.
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World

Germany: Scandal, pornography, and naked truths
February 20, 2014 By Victor Grossman
Gossip and scandal are part of politics; the German media is currently overflowing with these commodities.
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Opinion

Memories of Pete Seeger in East Berlin
February 3, 2014 By Victor Grossman
In 1945, every Saturday night, we sang his songs, with those of Woody, Leadbelly, Paul Robeson and Ernst Busch, at the Folksay square dance and song sessions in the Furriers' Hall.
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