17/02/2014 · She recalls what life was like growing up in East Germany during the Cold War. Mia was born in the East German city of Jena in the late 1960s. Her parents had met around the time when the Berlin Wall was built between the two Germanys on June 15, 1961. An old map of London, bought from an antique bookshop, hung on a wall in the family’s ...

Life in the German Democratic Republic was probably not too amazing for most people, but these photos definitely are. A follow up to our post on life in West Berlin.. East German punk taking the U-Bahn next to an Volkspolizei officer, East Berlin, East Germany (1986) During an airshow in Magdeburg in 1974, a soldier and his girlfriend spend some personal time together.

13/08/2009 · The years following that magical event are much more difficult to describe. Since 1989, East Germany has gradually adopted West German living standards. Not just in terms of buildings and cars, but also by people’s approach to life. East Germans massively went after material wealth, wanting to buy stuff that they had only seen on TV before.

08/11/2009 · Growing Up in East Germany: Reflections 20 Years Later. I always love hearing my wife’s stories about childhood life in East Germany. She was 10 years old when she left for the West before the wall came down (yes, it was possible to leave — just very difficult). I was finally able to visualize her stories on a trip to Germany in 2007.

02/08/2015 · Everyday Life In Nazi Germany: 33 Photographs Of "Normal" Life In The Third Reich. 1 of 34. A pantomime theater group eats on a rooftop in East Berlin, 1984. Thomas Hoepker/Magnum Photos. 2 of 34. A German punk youth in East Berlin, 1984. Thomas Hoepker/Magnum Photos.

Germany Dossier: What life was like in communist East Germany. East Germans worked, cooked dinner and spent time with family and friends just like West Germans did.

An empty nudist beach in Germany. CityLab. 1. East Germans loved getting naked. A surprising one to end our article. Germans are associated with nudity around the world, and naturism was especially popular in the GDR. When vacationing, East Germans were fond of enjoying the outdoors entirely naked.

Answer (1 of 2): This is a big question, let's start with some basics: The East is an area where most villages and cities date back roughly 750 years ago and really flourished during the Prussian era. A typical town there looked like this: Keep that in mind while you drive through the country...

09/10/1989 · The Brandenburgs said all they expect in West Germany is the chance to lead a normal life. ''We will work like in East Germany, but we will work for a better existence, and work on our personal ...