Gregor Gysi was born on January 16, 1948 in Berlin. His father Klaus Gysi (1912-1999) was Minister of Education in the GDR. Accordingly, young Gregor and his sister Gabriele (76) probably enjoyed a comparatively privileged life in East Berlin. In 1966, parallel to his Abitur, he completed his training as a skilled worker for cattle … Read more
Nothing would annoy Putin more than a stable post-war Ukraine. Germany must therefore under no circumstances scrimp or only grant loans. School in Kramatorsk: We can easily afford to take on debt for the reconstruction of Ukraine Photo: Gleb Garanich/reuters The Germans have a skill that could now come in handy again in Ukraine: they’ve … Read more
Individual professional groups received additional or special pensions in the GDR. The federal and state governments share the costs. Prime Minister Haseloff, however, sees the federal government as more responsible. Magdeburg The East German states raised around 2.5 billion euros for the additional and special pensions of the GDR last year. The Ministry of Finance … Read more
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It is Margot Honecker who is the first to find the language again. With her husband Erich and an iron smile, she stands in front of the door of the Holmer family of pastors in Lobetal, north-east of Berlin. The family has agreed to take in what was once the most powerful couple in East … Read more
Professor Gabriele Meyer is a scientist and when asked why so many nurses are skeptical about a corona vaccination, she replies with a counter-question: “Do we have the numbers that show that it really is? We read the headlines, but we don’t know anything about it. ” – Gabriele Meyer trains young people at the … Read more
November 9, 2021 at 4:29 pm Trio Bauer Bauer Narvesen in Krefeld : Jazz autumn reaches world class level – Celebrated trio: (from left) Dag Narvesen, Conny and Matthias Bauer Photo: Lena Panzer – – Krefeld Trombonist Conny Bauer was a big number in the GDR. His idiosyncratic style makes him a solitaire in the … Read more
Berlin – The other day, Marianne Birthler, the former head of the Stasi records authority, said that she had bought a condominium in Mitte that she was still paying off. As an East German owner, she is in the minority at the inauguration meetings and house meetings in her neighborhood. If she finds out how … Read more
On the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall, GDR citizens wait for the welcome money: Photo: IMAGO IMAGES / SVEN SIMON – On the historic weekend in November 1989, we weren’t even in Berlin, but we saw the “Tagesschau” anyway and couldn’t believe our eyes: people were standing around on the wall, pushing … Read more
Sony has released sales data for its games and boasted record shipments of the new The Last of Us Part II exclusive. According to the company, in the first 72 hours since the release, the new Naughty Dog game sold over 4 million copies, becoming Sony’s fastest-selling game. Before her, the record belonged to Final … Read more