GDR
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.
Read moreEast German author Katja Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award with ‘Marzahn, Mon Amour’
June 1, 2023Oskamp writes with understanding and compassion, preserving and enacting the sense of solidarity and community that was a feature of GDR society.
Read moreHans Modrow, 1928-2023: Son of the German Democratic Republic
February 22, 2023The man who oversaw the peaceful yet tragic end to state socialism in the east, then stayed to fight for the working class in the newly unified Germany, passed away on February 10, aged 95.
Read moreBertolt Brecht (and me)
February 13, 2023Regardless of his sometimes sharp but always constructive criticism, Brecht supported the GDR attempt to build a socialist state in Germany with all his heart.
Read moreWill it be the Kaiser’s ghost or a peace policy that prevails in Germany?
August 11, 2021That seems to be the big unanswered question on this, the 60th anniversary, of the Berlin Wall.
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