NEW EPISODE When #EastGerman Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the #BerlinWall

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@ddronline.bsky.social@GermanAtPompey.bsky.social #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #berlinermauer

NEW EPISODE When #EastGerman Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the #BerlinWall

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@ddronline.bsky.social@GermanAtPompey.bsky.social #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #berlinermauer

NEW EPISODE When #EastGerman Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the #BerlinWall

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@ddronline.bsky.social@GermanAtPompey.bsky.social #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #berlinermauer

NEW EPISODE When #EastGerman Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the #BerlinWall

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@ddronline.bsky.social@GermanAtPompey.bsky.social #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #berlinermauer

NEW EPISODE When #EastGerman Soldiers Dreamed of Flying Over the #BerlinWall

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@ddronline.bsky.social@GermanAtPompey.bsky.social #eastgermany #GDR #DDR #berlinermauer

'Fight for peace - More than ever'

East German poster by Andreas Schmidt / DEWAG Berlin for the Freie Deutsche Jugend movement (Free German Youth - FDJ). German Democratic Republic, 1984.

#EastGerman #East #German #Peace #GDR #DDR #Democratic #Republic #FDJ

“Tuff im Osten”: dancing to promote community spirit The rapper and TikToker Fjodor Busik from Eisenach tours throughout eastern Germany with his camera - in a bid to support and bolster the region.

🕺 In Eastern Germany, Fjodor Busik, also known as ‘#Fydoz’, brings tradition and modernity together with ‘Ossi-Tanz’.

🎶 His performance combines modern rap with #EastGerman identity and culture.

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Cold War Conversations: The East German Tank Commander (326) In the mid-1980s Dag was a T72 tank commander in the NVA, the East German Army and is now a volunteer at the Tank Museum at Bovington inthe UK.  He describes his initial tank commander training, t...

From the Archive - In the mid-1980s Dag was a #T72 #tankcommander in the NVA, the #EastGerman Army and is now a volunteer at @tankmuseum.bsky.social
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IFA, the East German concern that also brought you the Trabant, brought out this rather wonderful van, the Barkas B1000. Powered by a 1 litre two stroke motor borrowed from the Wartburg car, it was surprisingly nippy. This is a blue example spotted in Athens

Quite rare I would have thought. Mostly rust.
IFA, the East German concern that also brought us Trabant, brought out this rather wonderful van, the Barkas B1000 with a 1 litre two stroke motor borrowed from the Wartburg car, it was surprisingly nippy.
#Car #Camper #EastGerman #CarSpotter #Classic

Cold War Conversations: Memories of an East German Naval Officer's Family (407) Katja Hesse, daughter of Vice Admiral Gustav Hesse of the East German Navy, shares her deeply personal story of growing up behind the Iron Curtain. In this fascinating conversation, Katja provides ...

A #coldwar story of life within a family loyal to the #communist #EastGerman government pod.fo/e/2e5327

#UnionBerlin win the 1967/68 #DDR FDGB #POKALFINALE beat huge favourites, #CarlZeissJena 2-1; Meinhard Uentz & Ralf Quest scoring, after #CZJ took the lead inside 30 seconds.

It was to prove #Union's only #EastGerman trophy win.

This adorable set of 48 (!) colorful cocktail picks will bring a touch of 1970's charm to your party, whether you are hosting a sophisticated soiree offering dirty Martinis or a more casual evening with Tapas or finger food. We believe they were made in East Germany in the 1970's and intended as punch picks. There are cute little lucky charms attached to the picks and pick holders, featuring typical German symbols for good luck such as horse shoes, clover and mushrooms amongst others. The charms on the pick holders are intended as glass markers - so you know which glass is yours. The set consists of four pick holders with 12 picks each, and all are in very good condition with only small signs of their age and use.

Adorable set of 48 (!) colorful #Cocktail picks will add a touch of #1970's charm to any party!

#MidCenturyModern #MidCentury #InteriorDesign #Vintage #Livingroom #Design #MidCenturyDesign #vintageforsale #CocktailParty #Tapas #Punch #Fingerfood #EastGerman #DDR #KaHuHandarbeit

Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA Boxset Review - On: Yorkshire Magazine Uncover East Germany’s restored sci-fi gems in this DEFA boxset, blending socialist themes with surreal visuals and bold 70s cinematic style.

Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA Boxset Review

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#bluray #PhysicalMedia #BlurayCollector #SciFi #review #Eureka #EastGerman

Cold War Conversations: In Conversation with Margot Honecker (394) In this short Cold War Conversations bonus episode I speak with Jon Benjamin who recounts his meetings with Margot Honecker, the unrepentant architect of East Germany’s education system and widow...

In Conversation with Margot Honecker, the wife of #EastGerman leader #ErichHonecker with @jonbenjamin19.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2be97d

Cold War Conversations: The rise and fall of East German leader Erich Honecker (302) Honecker emerged as an ambitious political player and became the shadowy mastermind behind the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, a crucial moment in twentieth-century history.Author Nathan M...

From the archive - The rise and fall of #EastGerman leader #ErichHonecker pod.fo/e/190c4f

Cold War Conversations: In Conversation with Margot Honecker (394) In this short Cold War Conversations bonus episode I speak with Jon Benjamin who recounts his meetings with Margot Honecker, the unrepentant architect of East Germany’s education system and widow...

NEW EPISODE - In Conversation with Margot Honecker, the wife of #EastGerman leader #ErichHonecker with @jonbenjamin19.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2be97d

NEW EPISODE - In Conversation with Margot Honecker, the wife of #EastGerman leader #ErichHonecker

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Outside iron lantern lights made in east Germany GDR

Today’s task was to replace some outside lights that were literally rusted to the wall.

“Made in GDR” - East German iron works! Madness, but makes sense as this extension was done in the mid-late 80s. I’d keep them if they weren’t so rusted and fucked.

#GDR #eastgerman #eastgermany #madeinGDR

Agreed,

I think about #BerlinWall
or #SeparationBarriers
in #NorthernIreland to.

The #car on photo look like old
#EastGerman #Trabant,
or can be also old #British #MG...✌️

A wild pony grazing in Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia

Wild Pony

Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 film with a Praktica MTL 5B camera and a Helios 28mm f/2.8 lens

#crappycommiecameraparty #pony #horse #wild #feral #GraysonHighlandsStatePark #Virginia #MouthOfWilson #EastGerman #Fineartphotography #filmphotography #photography

Karl Wagner Volkhardt, Stasi officer (Unterleutnant). His issued ushanka features the GDR's emblem, which is a hammer and compass surrounded by wheat.

Rainer Schultz, self-proclaimed philosopher and factory packager. His pin reads "Wir sind das Volk", meaning "We are the people"

Anja Lehmann, feminist and industrial mechanic. Rainer's coworker. Her pin reads her name.

Heinrich Fischer, radio anchor for 'Rundfunk der DDR' and also the station's technician and communications supervisor. His pins feature the station's logo and a vinyl record.

working on some oc portraits for their character pages. currently wip, but idk if i'll ever finish them what with college and junk lol
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#wip #oc #ocwip #doodle #ocdoodle #sketch #ocsketch #gdr #ddr #eastgerman #germanoc #gdroc #stasioc #coldwaroc #70s #idk

Photo of the tunnel cut through Backbone Rock in Shady Valley, Tennessee

Backbone Rock Tunnel

Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 film with a Praktica MTL 50 camera and a Helios 28mm f/2.8 lens

#ShadyValley #Tennessee #ShortestTunnelInTheWorld #crappycommiecameraparty #EastGerman #fineartphotography #filmphotography #photography

Leaves with a blurry, bokeh filled background

Bokeh Attack

Shot on Ilford XP2 Super 400 film with a Praktica MTL 50 camera and a Pentacon Prakticar 50mm f/1.8 MC lens

#crappycommiecameraparty #EastGerman #leaves #bokeh #fineartphotography #filmphotography #photography

Close up, black and white, photo of the petals from a chrysanthemum flower

Flower Petals

Shot with a Praktica MTL 50 camera and a Pentacon Prakticar 50mm f/1.8 MC lens

#CrappyCommieCameraParty #flower #chrysanthemum #petals #blackandwhite #EastGerman #fineartphotography #filmphotography #photography

Collage of screenshots from some games and the FM4 logo. The games look like ZX Spectrum games, colorful 8-bit title screens

Tomorrow (Thursday) I co-host the Radio FM4 Spielekammerlshow @radioFM4 with @glashuettner about East German computer games! 💾🇩🇪🥳

Starting on 5 p.m. CET in German at https://twitch.tv/radiofm4

#retro #ddr #retrocomputing #eastgerman #kc85 #robotron

Collage of screenshots from some games and the FM4 logo. The games look like ZX Spectrum games, colorful 8-bit title screens

Tomorrow (Thursday) I co-host the Radio FM4 Spielekammerlshow @fm4.orf.at with @robertglashuettner.bsky.social about East German computer games! 💾🇩🇪🥳

Starting on 5 p.m. CET in German at twitch.tv/radiofm4

#retro #ddr #retrocomputing #eastgerman #kc85 #robotron

Cold War Conversations: The 1953 Cold War East German Uprising with Dr Richard Millington (6) We talk about the relatively little known Uprising of 1953 in East Germany. A lot of focus justifiably is on the fall of the Berlin Wall, but it can be argued that the Uprising of 1953 sowed the s...

From the archive - The 1953 #ColdWar #EastGerman #Uprising with @ddronline.bsky.social pod.fo/e/f842

US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’ A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.

in the early #Oughts, the former head of the #EastGerman #Stasi famously said he were in awe of #US #social & #legal 🇺🇸 #compliance with #omnipotent, #ubiquitous #surveillance

#Law #domestic #international
#PrivacyRights #HumanRights
#FiveEyes
#18IntelligenceAgencies

Photo of a Praktica MTL50 35mm camera made in East Germany with a Prakticar Pentacon 50mm/1.8 lens and a right angle viewfinder.

An Old Friend

Shot with a Google Pixel 4A 5G phone.

#camera #lens #RightAngleViewfinder #Praktica #PrakticaMTL50 #EastGerman #M42 #friend #old #mechanical #35mm #photography

<i>Das unsichtbare Visier</i> – A 1970s Cold War Intelligence TV Series as a Fantasy of International and Intranational Empowerment; or, How East Germany Saved the World and West Germans Too This article addresses a franchise of intelligence films in the former Communist East Germany. Under the general title Das unsichtbare Visier—The Invisible Visor—they were produced for television and ...

The #EastGerman #JamesBond journals.publishing.umich.edu/gs/article/i...