Yes, the German Democratic Republic was socialist—and we have much to learn from it
A response to Die Linke leader Heidi Reichinnek that the GDR was not socialist and we have nothing to learn from it.
A response to Die Linke leader Heidi Reichinnek that the GDR was not socialist and we have nothing to learn from it.
With a resolution adopted on 23 January 2025, the European Parliament is again trying to rewrite history and present the Soviet Union as an accomplice of fascist aggression rather than a victim.
The economic problems and achievements of the anti-fascist-democratic transformation in East Germany (1945–1949)
75th anniversary of the DDR: What we can learn and preserve from women’s emanicpation in East Germany
75th anniversary of the DDR: The significance of the land reform and cooperative movement in East German agriculture
On 9 November 1918, the German Empire was toppled after mass uprisings brought the monarchy and First World War to an end. The achievements and limitations of the November Revolution greatly shaped the development of the German state in the fateful decades of the 1920s and 1930s. Analysing the historical lessons of the November Revolution has also been a crucial point of contention within the German workers’ movement, for it raises the question of the working class’s relation to state power.
Professional ethics and health policy do not form a dichotomy. An article on working conditions in the GDR’s health care system.
In this article, we examine the circumstances that led to the division of Germany and the development of socialist strategies during the decisive post-war period (1945–1952).