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Jörg Thomasius: Acht Gesänge der schwarzen Hunde review – groundbreaking electronics from East Germany

A compilation of DIY releases smuggled out of 1980s East Berlin on cassette includes glistening minimalism, pulsating grooves and wonky techno

The Guardian - UK

Germany okays sale of former GDR infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

Germany has approved the delivery to Ukraine of several dozen infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that originally belonged to the former communist East Germany amid criticism that Berlin is not sending enough military aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

The Stasi Poetry Circle by Philip Oltermann review – paper spies

The strange true story of how East Germany’s secret service tried to win the cold war with verse

The Guardian - UK

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Russian mobilization in Ukraine raises concerns about a new Cold War-style era in Europe

BERLIN — Although Udo Grelzik spent almost half his life under communist rule in East Germany, he never anticipated the threat of anything like a new Cold War in Europe.

Los Angeles Times

Is the flag of former East Germany flying at the Beijing Olympics? Not so fast

Social media posts say that a black, red and gold flag, emblazoned with a hammer, compass and wreath of corn – the flag of the former communist East Germany – was seen at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in China, which is ruled by the Communist Party. But the photo,…

France 24

Werner Grossmann obituary

Head of East Germany’s foreign intelligence service who helped to recruit 1,500 West German spies during the cold war

The Guardian - UK

The Stasi Poetry Circle review – East Germany’s unsettling war with words

Philip Oltermann’s account of how the Stasi decided to use poems as a means of fighting capitalism is fascinating, strange and troubling

The Guardian - UK

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Red poets’ society: the secret history of the Stasi’s book club for spies

For seven years, the East German security service’s poetry group met in Berlin to discuss literature. But there was more to it than just learning about iambic pentameter

The Guardian - UK

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