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Michael Kretschmer meets Gojko Mitić, an East German acting legend, at the inauguration of a sandstone stele for the film 'The Sons of the Great Bear' in Rathen on May 19.
Königstein Fortress opens long-closed GDR bunker to visitors to experience the history of the Cold War up close. Premiere on Good Friday.
The Königstein Fortress in Saxon Switzerland offers an impressive historical experience with new productions, including the old GDR nuclear bunker.
The Trabant, once ridiculed as a "plastic bomber", becomes a lucrative investment object with rising prices on the market.
Exhibition on the life and work of GDR designer Peter Smalun at Leuchtenburg Castle in Seitenroda, Thuringia.
Saxony's Social Affairs Minister Köpping (SPD) has described Prime Minister Kretschmer's comparison with the GDR as inappropriate.
The singer-songwriter and GDR dissident Wolf Biermann (87) has invited numerous artists to record an album with cover versions of his songs. "Wolf Biermann Re:imagined - Lieder für jetzt!" is due to be released on November 15 to mark Biermann's 88th birthday.The first song, "Ermutigung" in a version ..
In 2023, the East German federal states raised around 2.68 billion euros for supplementary and special pensions from the GDR.
The former sports and recreation center (SEZ) in Berlin, the GDR's flagship adventure pool, is to be demolished. According to the current development plan, around 500 apartments and a new school are to be built on the site. "The implementation of the development plan will require the demolition of t ..
The completion of the Freedom and Unity Monument in Berlin is at risk without additional federal funding, according to the general contractor. According to information from Friday, the Stuttgart office of Milla & Partner has asked the Federal Institute for Building and Regional Planning, which i ..
Christian Lehmann, well-known cameraman of Defa documentaries, has died at the age of 89.
Actor and journalist Lutz Riemann has died at the age of 82.
More than three decades after German reunification, some 30,000 requests for access to Stasi files are still made each year, according to a report by the Federal Archives.
The GDR songwriter Dieter Schneider has died at the age of 86. Schneider wrote over 3,000 song lyrics, including for well-known GDR pop stars. He was also television editor of the program 'Ein Kessel Buntes'.
A few months ago, ARD journalist Jessy Wellmer already showed the special view of East Germans. Now she was on the road again for the film "Listen to us! We East Germans and the West".
Life in the eight Jewish communities of the GDR is the focus of the exhibition "Another Country. Jewish in the GDR" at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Starting Friday and running through Jan. 14, the exhibition will feature personal objects from contemporary witnesses and their descendants about Jewish ex ..