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The Friendship Pipeline

Topic DDR

1 Feb 2024

The »Soyuz« natural gas pipeline stretches from the Urals to the former Soviet western border. The construction section in the GDR, known as the »Druzhba line«, was organised by the FDJ. In this blog post, we provide insights into the content and show themed objects from our collection.

GDR History

The Palace of the Republic: Between Splendour and Controversy

Topic DDR

27 Sep 2023

The Palace of the Republic was a meeting place for the people and politics at the same time. In this blog post, we highlight the history of the palace from its construction to its controversial demolition and show thematic objects from the collection.

GDR History

The path to professional sport in the GDR

Topic DDR

24 Jul 2023 by Alexandra de León

This blog post discusses the methods used by the GDR that led to its exceptional sporting success on an international level.

GDR History

The Summer Olympics and the GDR

Topic DDR

20 Jul 2023

In this blog post, we look at the GDR's sporting career at the Summer Olympics.

GDR history

Queerness in the GDR

Topic DDR

15 Jun 2023 by Alexandra de León

This blog post addresses different forms of discrimination against queer people in the GDR, as well as the limited room for manoeuvre that was available to them.

GDR History

The history of Tierpark Berlin

31 May 2023 by Alexandra de León

In this blog post, we present the history of Tierpark Berlin and show some objects related to the zoo from our collection.

GDR history

Fernsehlorbeeren – the television award in the GDR

Topic DDR

12 Apr 2023 by Dr. Stefan Wolle

The television laurels were the most prestigious award of GDR television. In this blog post, you can find out how the winners were determined and which GDR television stars won the prize.

GDR History

Robotron – The familiar and the curious

Topic DDR

14 Feb 2023

The VEB Kombinat Robotron was known for the manufacture of various products for data processing and computer technology. In this blog, we'll show you some well-known, but also lesser-known products of the combine.

GDR History

»Original Wolfen« magnetic tape and film production in the GDR

Topic DDR

7 Feb 2023

The GDR company »ORWO« was known for its technical products, from cassettes and magnetic tapes to photographic film. In this blog post, you can find out how the company came into being and developed over the years.

GDR History

Dr. Stefan Wolle interviewed about the »Leseland DDR« exhibition

Topic DDR

23 Nov 2022 by Gesche Rintelen

Dr. Stefan Wolle, the author of the exhibition, tells us in the following interview why the GDR was a reading country and what can be discovered by young and old who embark on a journey through time to the reading country GDR while viewing the 20 exhibition panels with their texts, photos and videos.

GDR History

The Green Party in the GDR

Topic DDR

21 Nov 2022

The Green Party in the GDR was officially founded on 24 November 1989, but its history began long before this. The party’s political debut was made possible through both the support of the West German Greens and the peace and human rights movement in the GDR.

From the Museum

10 popular places in the exhibition of the DDR Museum

Topic DDR

27 Sep 2022 by Vanessa Jasmin Lemke

The DDR Museum's exhibition is full of exciting places to discover. In this blog, we present the 10 most popular places in the exhibition based on selected pictures taken by museum visitors.

GDR History

The dacha as a symbol of everyday life in the GDR

Topic DDR

22 Jun 2022

The allotment garden was common and extremely popular in the GDR under the Russian name »dacha«. For many, the dacha became a place of private retreat and a source of sustenance, forming the centre of their lives.

GDR History

The way to adulthood: youth initiation ceremonies in the GDR

Topic DDR

23 May 2022

Most young people in the GDR were accepted into the adult world through the »Jugendweihe« or »youth initiation ceremony«. However, the history of these celebrations began long before this in the middle of the 19th century.

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1 May as a »Day of Combat and Celebration« in the GDR

Topic DDR

29 Apr 2022 by Jörn Kleinhardt

Between 1949 and 1989, 1 May was celebrated annually in the GDR with great ceremony as the »International Day of Combat and Celebration of the Working People for Peace and Socialism«. In addition to awarding prizes, the state leadership used the occasion to show itself to be close to the people in public.

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Local history lessons in GDR schools

Topic DDR

22 Apr 2022

The subject »Heimatkunde« was taught at schools in the GDR from years 2 to 5 and was intended to educate children on local history. However, the term was not an invention of the GDR. In this article, you can find out about what was taught in local history classes in the GDR. We also show you textbooks and exercise books from our collection.

GDR History

Lenin and his reflection in the GDR

Topic DDR

19 Apr 2022 by Jörn Kleinhardt

Although Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his fighting name Lenin, died in 1924, his Marxist theories in particular had a decisive influence on the GDR and its development.

History

Karl Marx and his influence in the GDR

Topic DDR

10 Mar 2022 by Jörn Kleinhardt

The philosopher and communist theorist Karl Marx (1818-1883) died long before the founding of the GDR, but his theses and ideas significantly influenced the socialist state as well as its ideology. This issue of the collection blog focuses on Marx's work and his impact on the GDR.

Shops and department stores in the GDR

»Centrum Warenhaus« and »Konsument«

Topic DDR

25 Oct 2021

In the 1960s, the department store chains »Konsument« and »Centrum Warenhaus« were established in the GDR. The two department stores were intended to satisfy the changing consumer needs of the population. Here we show you thematic objects from our collection.

From the Collection

The magazine »FF Dabei«, a popular companion for the TV programme

10 Feb 2021 by Jörn Kleinhardt

The official television programme in the GDR was very limited during its existence. Due to the limited range of media, there was also only one programme guide. Until 1969 it was called »Funk und Fernsehen der DDR« (FF) and was then renamed »FF dabei«.

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