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Lessons from a trip to the Stasi’s former HQ
Philip Oltermann’s absorbing portrait of bizarre East German efforts to harness creative writing as a weapon against capitalism
An invitation to inform on fellow citizens fits all too easily into our new culture of complaint
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we have surrendered to digital surveillance
The tabloids’ right to print nonsense is the British equivalent of the US gun laws
Purple-tinted power behind the Berlin Wall she wanted built
Former trade union official expects to lead coalition running state administration
Stasi officer’s actions celebrated on 25th anniversary of turning point in European history
Die Linke needs to change, but it is not the devil incarnate
The author offers an entertaining read about her efforts to keep electronic data private
‘Trust’ a core word for a chancellor raised in East Germany
The Gestapo and the Stasi taught Germans a hard lesson, writes Constanze Stelzenmüller
Election of outspoken priest is setback for chancellor
A model East German citizen is cast adrift
The possibility of a viable leftwing coalition looks more remote than it did a month ago
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