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This thick, meat-based soup has its origins in Russia and Ukraine but became popular across the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. In socialist East Germany, it was a regular item on restaurant ...
At the end of the Cold War, East Germany's systematic doping secrets spilled out. The truth on the other side of the Berlin Wall has taken longer to emerge.
I explored east Germany’s hip cities and Cold War relics – in the ultimate Communist car. ... is the city East Germany’s leaders decided in 1953 to re-christen Karl-Marx-Stadt ...
German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...
In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and West Germany as a way of keeping East Germans from ...
Culture critic Carolina Miranda weighs in on a retrospective of Diane Arbus’ photography at Zwirner gallery, and a Wende Museum exhibition about mass surveillance in former East Germany during the ...
The Cold War in a Nutshell. Time Period. 1945-1989. Main Belligerents. The United States, the Soviet Union. ... Following East Germany’s lead, activists in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, ...
Kunakhovich presents a richly detailed chronicle of the relations between political and cultural actors in the East German city of Leipzig and the Polish city of Krakow during the Cold War. He shows ...
East v West - Germany's drug-fuelled Cold War for medals. Article Information. Author, Olivier Guiberteau; Role, BBC Sport; 19 August 2024 "These are all harmless drugs. All athletes take them.
At the end of the Cold War, East Germany's systematic doping secrets spilled out. The truth on the other side of the Berlin Wall has taken longer to emerge.
East v West - Germany's drug-fuelled Cold War for medals. Published 19 August 2024; Image source, Getty Images. Olivier Guiberteau. BBC Sport "These are all harmless drugs. All athletes take them.