In this video, we explore daily life in East Germany during the Cold War. From the state-controlled economy and strict ...

In a recent survey of 5,000 German teens, Schroeder and his colleagues found that many, especially those living in the former East Germany, had an extremely distorted view of it.

The Sorbs, one of four recognized national minorities in Germany, are trying to save their language, which is threatened by ...

In 2019, the Bundestag voted to create a memorial for the victims of communism. Progress on the project has stalled, but ...

Hilde’s latest task is to “liberate” the housewives of Soviet-occupied Germany from kitchens, children and church. Red Hilde’s family law proclaims the equality of men and women, says that ...

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election on Feb. 23.

This region used to power the former East Germany with its coal mines. But as the economy collapsed, the far right rose. In cities like Görlitz, hard on the Polish border, change has disturbed ...