Search Results for 'East Germany'
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A visit to the pattern of Coolagh
Big feeds of colcannon and sausages, a profound self-belief, and a rigorous training routine that would have put the old East German Athletic Association to shame!
One Croatian woman’s humorous perspective on life under Communism
“COMMUNISM IS the death of the soul. It is the organisation of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.” So said American politician Adlai E Stevenson. It is the Western view of Communism, but not necessarily the view of everyone who experienced life in a Communist country.
NUIG to mark anniversary of Berlin Wall
On November 9 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. It was a momentous event, not only for Germany, but for Europe as it marked the collapse of Communism.
The wall is gone but the DDR shirt remains
THIS WEEK marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, but while the wall and the Deutsche Demokratische Republik are gone, memories and memorabilia of the DDR are still going strong.
