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Life in East Germany in photos

EAST Germany came into being in 1949. It was the communist German Democratic Republic. In 1961, the Berlin Wall split the city between East and West Germany. In 1968, the East German constitution stated that unification was impossible until the West became socialist. In 1990, Germany was reunified. The West had won the Cold War. What was life like back then behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany? These photos present a compelling picture:

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Ausstellung Geschlossene Gesellschaft / Berlinische Galerie,Peter Oehlmannâ¨Ohne Titel (aus der Serie: Die Stadt), Berlin 1987â¨Â© Peter Oehlmannâ¨Sammlung Berlinische Galerie, Berlin

 

Posted: 2nd, November 2012 | In: Flashback | Comment