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.
Article: From Reconstruction to People’s Property
The economic problems and achievements of the anti-fascist-democratic transformation in East Germany (1945–1949)
Article: Ahead by a whole decade
75th anniversary of the DDR: What we can learn and preserve from women’s emanicpation in East Germany
Article: The most revolutionary upheavals took place in the countryside
75th anniversary of the DDR: The significance of the land reform and cooperative movement in East German agriculture
Dossier: What happened on 17 June 1953 in the GDR?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the unrest during 17 June 1953 in the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”). With this dossier of translated article excerpts, we want to shed light on significant aspects of the events and make them accessible to an international audience.
Article: November 1918 – The Unfinished Revolution
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.
“A Back-Up for Nursing Care” – IF DDR ARTICLE
Professional ethics and health policy do not form a dichotomy. An article on working conditions in the GDR’s health care system.
Article: The German Workers’ Movement and the Struggle for a Neutral, Democratic Germany
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).
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.
Article: From Reconstruction to People’s Property
The economic problems and achievements of the anti-fascist-democratic transformation in East Germany (1945–1949)
Article: Ahead by a whole decade
75th anniversary of the DDR: What we can learn and preserve from women’s emanicpation in East Germany
Article: The most revolutionary upheavals took place in the countryside
75th anniversary of the DDR: The significance of the land reform and cooperative movement in East German agriculture
Dossier: What happened on 17 June 1953 in the GDR?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the unrest during 17 June 1953 in the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”). With this dossier of translated article excerpts, we want to shed light on significant aspects of the events and make them accessible to an international audience.
Article: November 1918 – The Unfinished Revolution
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.
