German authorities are discussing the possibility of renaming streets named after GDR and Soviet period figures, including ...

Lenzen, Germany is turning itself into a green tourist destination, with the country’s largest vegan hotel and a nature preserve. It also has a fascinating Cold War history. ByChristopher Elliott, ...

The Big Ideas: What Is History? After moments of great upheaval, scars can last for generations. By Jenny Erpenbeck Jenny Erpenbeck is a writer. This personal reflection is part of a series called The ...

To reach voters outside its Eastern heartlands, the AfD is putting a new gloss on its anti-immigrant message — while sticking with its agenda. To reach voters outside its Eastern heartlands, the AfD ...

The far-right AfD party continues to be successful in Germany's former East. BERLIN -- In the evening hours of Nov. 9, 1989 the world watched as East Berliners climbed over the wall for the first time ...

In June 1953, harsh quotas, economic hardship, and growing resentment triggered mass strikes on Stalinallee that quickly ...

"Original GDR Soft Ice Cream" has become a genuine money-spinner for Steffen Pretzsch, 56, who runs an ice cream parlour near Naumburg Cathedral. Two billboards advertise the treat outside his café, ...

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When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...