Since the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago, historians have dedicated themselves mostly to East Germany’s political system and its oppressive instruments such as the secret police STASI. Although East Germany was a totalitarian state, there were still 16 million people who were living a more or less normal life. Join German historian Anette Isaacs for a compelling exploration of daily life in East Germany, its food and culture, education, consumerism (or lack thereof!), and everyday items that gave the GDR its identity and made it so different from its big capitalist sister, the Federal Republic (West Germany).
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