An Unreported Murder in East Germany
In 1981, a horrific murder case required police in East Germany to go door-to-door collecting handwriting samples. There was no public outrage, because they were not told about the crime.
Richard Millington
All Among the Watchtowers
A new book claims to be the definitive history of the GDR. Is it? And don’t we have those already?
Stealing a Living in East Germany
Theft in East Germany was so common as to be nicknamed ‘the people’s sport’. Why were citizens of the GDR so light-fingered?
Who’s Afraid of the Stasi?
The sinister reach of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security did not end in 1989. According to the British press, the Stasi is still with us.
East Germany’s Day of Dissent
The East German Uprising of 17 July 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc. It almost succeeded in collapsing the system.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
East Germans recall their experiences 25 years after the DDR’s slow death.