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West Germany

Parliament buildings over looks the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oct. 28, 2022. 
Critical State
State reformation: Part I
A sign with the written word nazi in black appears near the blue lights of a police vehicle
Critical State
Misusing culture in international politics: Part II
A large group of people are shown climbing on the Berlin Wall on the night it was opened.
Love, friendship, protest: 3 former East Germans reflect on the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years later
Women hold bags and signs that read: "Same pay for same work" at a rally for equal pay in Berlin, Germany, 2015.
Jobs
Women in Germany’s east earn close to what men do. Can we thank socialism for that?
David-Jon
Justice
This is a story about the origins of Antifa
People walk under the "Lichtgrenze" installation along the River Spree in Berlin on November 8, 2014. A part of the inner city of Berlin was temporarily divided with a light installation to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Conflict
This Berlin friendship began over the radio and in the shadow of the Wall
A part of the inner city of Berlin will be temporarily divided from November 7 to 9, 2014, with a light installation featuring 8,000 luminous white balloons to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here a woman walks in front of
Global Politics
During the Cold War, buying people from East Germany was common practice
Global Politics
Anniversary prompts memories of German teen who landed private plan in Red Square
Arts, Culture & Media
New documentary looks at development of skateboarding culture in East Germany
Arts, Culture & Media
George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ resonated with Ukrainian refugees
Arts, Culture & Media
German author wins Nobel prize for literature
Sports
West Germany Doping Study Shows Widespread Abuse