Everyday life in East Germany
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The Importance of Adaptation in the GDR
The GDR had the highest living standards in the communist world. But one should perhaps also say that there was no absolute poverty either. This is kind of classless society means, of course, that you don't have luxury at the top end but equally kind of unemployment and precarious work. It's a strange society to try and think your way into.
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