Katja Hoyer on East Germany Then and Now
The Good Fight
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The Formation of East Germany: Policies and Tensions in Early Socialism
This chapter explores the creation of East Germany in 1949, highlighting the economic and cultural policies of the Socialist Unity Party in the context of Soviet influence. It examines the challenges faced in state-building and the struggle to reconcile local leadership with external expectations while forging a national identity.
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