The German Democratic Republic (GDR)

by Roxksushi |  '16

A few impressions from the museum
about the former Stasi era in the society
of the former East-Germany..

  ⇠ Stasi Museum

The German Democratic Republic (GDR) was a communist state that existed between October 1949 and October 1990.wan The ministerium für staatssicherheit, Stasi or MfS, was the internal security and intelligence service in the GDR. The headquarters in the capital, East Berlin. Above is the Stasi museum-Berlin.

⇠ Zersetzung

Zersetzung (operational procedures) Extensive and wan secret methods of controlling, undermining and psychological manipulation, to switch off a target including disrupting their lives and that of family and personal relationships..
Below you see 'Alltag' in the museum. The ´old days´ in the DDR museum.


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⇠ Stasi prison


With the famous blue suit and slippers. (not on photo) During your stay you would ‘break’, loose all your senses wan and ‘become one’ with your blue shoes.


⇠ high and clean

Tunnel inside the prison of Hohenschonhausen, Berlin. It translates to something like high and clean 'house'.
wan Before there were the basement cells: 24hrs light: to desorientate. Known as the U-boat.

⇠ Tear Palace

One of the border checkpoints near the famous Friedrichstraße station wan between east en west -Berlin.➜




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⇠ Trabants


Volvo´s, first class hospitals and villas for the establishment

and (forced) sympathizers.
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Trabants (now old square cars) for the people.

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