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A selection of information about the former German Democratic Republic.
Bibliography, book reviews, other information and links related to research on the German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR) in Germany and the United Kingdom. Languages: English, German.
A virtual tour through East Germany, including the Inner-German Border Museum, the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin and Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany's model city.
Detailed Library of Congress study of the German Democratic Republic.
Information on films available for purchase.
National Security Archive electronic briefing book on the uprising.
Anthony Glees writes on the uprising of June 1953 in East Germany arguing that it revealed the true face of a state dependent for its survival on the control and surveillance of its own citizens.
The German phenomenon of Ostalgie - nostalgia for the former East Germany - is fuelling plans for a theme park celebrating life in the communist state.
Short article on the Communist state.
Information on the state from Spartacus Schoolnet.
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