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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.

Book: “Misdiagnosed: Socialist Health Care Models in Retrospect”
A new book on health care in Soviet Georgia, the DDR, and socialist Yugoslavia.

Event: “Health in Real Socialism”
A discussion on health policy in “actually existing socialism”.

Event: “No profits with our health!”
In the DDR, health care was not a commodity, but a right guaranteed in the constitution. What conditions were necessary for this and what experiences were made?

The Truth Behind the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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.

In memoriam Walter Heynowski
The well-known DDR filmmaker Walter Heynowski died in November 2024 at the age of 96. John Green, an English filmmaker who studied in the DDR and worked as a foreign correspondent for DDR television, wrote the following eulogy for Heynowski’s funeral.

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.

Book: “Misdiagnosed: Socialist Health Care Models in Retrospect”
A new book on health care in Soviet Georgia, the DDR, and socialist Yugoslavia.

Event: “Health in Real Socialism”
A discussion on health policy in “actually existing socialism”.

Event: “No profits with our health!”
In the DDR, health care was not a commodity, but a right guaranteed in the constitution. What conditions were necessary for this and what experiences were made?

The Truth Behind the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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.

In memoriam Walter Heynowski
The well-known DDR filmmaker Walter Heynowski died in November 2024 at the age of 96. John Green, an English filmmaker who studied in the DDR and worked as a foreign correspondent for DDR television, wrote the following eulogy for Heynowski’s funeral.
