East German jokes
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East German jokes, jibes popular in the former German Democratic Republic, reflected the concerns of East German citizens and residents between 1949 and 1990. Jokes frequently targeted political figur
Erich Honecker presents an award to Stasi chief Erich Mielke (1980).
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev locked in a socialist fraternal kiss with Honecker
Showcased Trabant 601 (1963)
Stasi
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The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi, was the intelligence service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990. It was one of the most repressive police organisations i
The main entrance to the Stasi headquarters (now Stasi Museum) in Berlin
These spy cameras are of the Robot Star series and were originally imported from West Germany before being customised by the technical operations division of the Stasi. Secret cameras and video cameras were used extensively as part of an ongoing and vast surveillance operation.
Citizens protesting and entering the Stasi building in Berlin; the sign accuses the Stasi and SED of being Nazi-like dictators (1990).
The former Stasi Prison, Erfurt