East Germany's secret police headquarters was stormed, after civil disobedience actions for months beforehand paved the way.

In the introduction to their new book, the authors stress the importance of the GDR’s experience, both positive and negative, for all those who seek a more just and socialist society. Building such a ...

Overcoming simple narratives of the GDR's erosion, he impressively uncovers the multiple meanings with which East German actors infused human rights - including state elites seeking to buttress their ...

Then suddenly, everything changed for socialist East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic. Massive protests brought down the Berlin Wall, along with the GDR regime.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou presents the priorities of his government with a general policy speech to the National ...

The eleventh plenary session of the Central Committee of the SED (the Socialist Unity Party of Germany) took place in Berlin in December 1965. This party conference is regarded as one of the most ...

Given that Germany had the strongest socialist labour movement in Europe until the First World War, and that socialist parties have since played a major role in shaping both the constitution and ...

But what was the Socialist Unity Party (SED), the GDR's ruling party, envisioning with this grand venture? How did "Robotron" navigate the challenges of operating within a socialist planned ...

but the GDR authorities did. As the crowd moved towards the Brandenburg Gate the policed arrived, and Mann was beaten and arrested. He was convicted of being an "anti-socialist element".