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East Germany ( German: Ostdeutschland, pronounced [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR ), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West ...
- Modern History
The history of Germany from 1990 to the present spans the...
- History of East Germany
The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche...
- Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany
The Soviet occupation zone in Germany (German: Sowjetische...
- Flag of East Germany
Like the flags of the Weimar Republic, West Germany, and...
- Uprising of 1953
The East German uprising of 1953 (German: Volksaufstand vom...
- 1990 East German General Election
General elections were held in East Germany on 18 March...
- People's Chamber
The Volkskammer (German: [ˈfɔlkskamɐ], "People's Chamber")...
- Egon Krenz
Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz (German pronunciation: [ˈeːgɔn...
- Emblem
The national emblem of East Germany featured a hammer and a...
- Basic Treaty, 1972
East Germany; The Basic Treaty (German: Grundlagenvertrag)...
- Modern History
The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)), commonly called East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland), was founded on 7 October 1949, after World War II in 1945 when Nazi Germany got defeated by the USSR. It was formed from part of the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, including part of the city of Berlin.
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Politics of East Germany. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik ( DDR ), commonly known in English as East Germany) was created as a socialist republic on 7 October 1949 and began to institute a government based on the government of the Soviet Union during the Stalin era.
The culture of East Germany varied throughout the years due to the political and historical events that took place in the 20th century, especially as a result of Nazism and Communism. A reflection on the history of arts and culture in East Germany reveals complex relationships between artists and the state, between oppositional and conformist art.
P:GDR. The East Germany portal offers an overview of the most important and newest articles on the subject of East Germany, the former Communist state officially known as the German Democratic Republic or GDR The portal contains links to a cross-section of articles from the areas of history and politics, geography and economy, art and culture ...
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The original Constitution of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic; German: Verfassung der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik) was promulgated on 7 October 1949. It was heavily based on the Weimar Constitution ( Weimarer Reichsverfassung ) and nominally established the GDR as a liberal democratic republic.
