Post-WW2, political constraints forced the German states to strike out along new paths. Five East German Lnder and East Berlin were under Soviet occupation, and the planned economy of the German Democratic Republic created in 1949 gave rise to specific patterns of socio-ec...
for the Gorbachev visit to East Germany. and a customised Range Rover. Honecker thought the Citroen GS, was the most comfortable. Why was the Volvo chosen ? Sweden was a neutral land, a socialist state, and neutral in WW2. one of the factories was on the Baltic, as was East Germany...
When he remembered the arm, he remembered he was going to have to do two post-mortems, one on the arm and one on the young woman who the arm belonged to. Her death was being treated as the result of criminal activity. If it was some place bigger than Charlottetown the post-mortem wo...
Stefan was a great guide, lots of history and info with an overview of pre and post war Germany and anll major sites. Easy to understand , walking and metro transportation great 3 hours. Thank you Stefan Read more Written September 25, 2024 734keris...
It was the persistent idea that there was nothing extra to add to the narrative of WW2 studies which prompted writer Simon Garfield to initially focus on Britain’s post-war period while undertaking research at the archives of the Mass-Observation Project, housed at the University of Sussex. Th...
many goods started being imported and this increased cost of living. This is valid for most former eastern block countries. During 1990s only East Germany and Czech Republic managed to recover and reach gross domestic product peak from communism, while Romania reached during 2000s. Lots of violent...
Malaya. The apparent disaster which had stricken the Italian forces did not impede the Japanese from capturing 355 tons of war material in Penang coming from Germany, equivalent to 55% of the total load of the 6 Italian vessels. On the other hand, the Germans never received the 377 tons of...
exposed serious flaws in the structures of the Euro and other weaknesses in the new post- nationalist European project. The Middle East also has to find its way past nationalism to create stability and bring peace to the region. If not in a union similar to the one being attempted in Europ...
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Meanwhile, Iran has already sent hundreds of troops to Syria. The goal has always been to prop up the Assad government, and the Iranians (Shia) are going to go after Sunni Muslims and terror groups in both Syria and Iraq. This is going to be a very bloody turn for the Middle East....