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Follow for #Coldwar #History and storytelling from behind the Iron curtain. Feature articles, background, portraits, photos. Written by @JannikBayHansen

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#Coldwar On the outskirts of #Berlin, the #DDR elite barricaded themselves in a gilded cage of luxury and security, far removed from the population they claimed to serve. ➡️ coldwarrecords.wordpress.com… #SED #Politbüro #Waldsiedlung #GDR #History

Waldsiedlung: Where the streets had no name.

It was a top secured settlement in the woods. A golden cage only for members of the Politbüro, and by East German standards 23 luxury houses. Reserved for the elite and their families. Far from and…

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#Coldwar "Stalemate", at #Brandenburgertor, #Berlin 1980s, East #Germany The Berlin Wall by the Brandenburg Gate from West towards East. #GDR #DDR #Sovietunion #berlinermauer #thewall #communism #comunismo #socialismo #socialism #socialist #communist #History
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#Coldwar "Prinzenstraße", West #Berlin 1969. Looking into East #Germany #Kreuzberg #GDR #DDR #socialism #socialismo #comunismo #communism #History
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#Coldwar "Rush Hour", at Checkpoint Charlie, #Berlin late 1960s, East #Germany #BRD #GDR #DDR #checkpointcharlie #Communism #socialism #socialismo #comunismo #thewall #berlinmauer #History
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#ColdWar 1974 #FIFAWorldCup West #Germany "Players swapped shirts, although we didn't do it on the pitch because officially it was forbidden. But we got on very well. We spoke the same language after all', Hans-Jürgen Kreische, #GDR footballer. #DDR #worldcup #Football #History
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#Coldwar #Football The 1982 #FIFAWorldCup in #Spain saw #Italy as World Champions, #Brazil the best team that didn't win, and the World Cup debut of Diego #Maradona Tournament surprise was #Poland who won third-place ➡️ coldwarrecords.wordpress.com… #comunismo #socialismo #History

Cold War World Cup’s – Poland

Poland took over the torch in 1970’s and 80’s when Hungary and Czechoslovakia had lost momentum. Poland made memorable results in three consecutive World Cup’s before burning out.…

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#Coldwar "The Cold War Derby", #FIFAWorldCup 1974. Jürgen Sparwasser once said, if just "Hamburg '74" was engraved on his tombstone, everybody would know who was buried there. His goal gave the #GDR a 1-0 win in the only ever official match between West and East #Germany #DDR
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#Coldwar "Lookout post", #Berlin 1983, East #Germany A curious peek into the #communist East. #GDR #DDR #socialism #socialismo #comunismo #communism #socialist #History
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#Coldwar "The time after the wall", #Berlin early 90s, #Germany #GDR #DDR A new beginning from Brandenburg Gate towards Potsdamer Platz. #DieWende #socialismo #comunismo #socialism #communism #brandenburgertor #potsdamerplatz #Deutschland #communist #socialist #History
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#coldwar " #Socialism Will Win ", #Dresden 1974, East #Germany Listed and complete in 1966 on Pirnaischer Platz. The red letters 'Der Sozialismus Siegt' first lit up the high rise in 1968 and did so until 1987. #GDR #DDR #ostalgie #communism #socialismo #comunismo #History
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#Coldwar " #Communist Downtown ", #Berlin 1988, East #Germany The Berlin Wall fell on November 9th 1989, but Brandenburg Gate remained closed until December 22 1989. #GDR #DDR #berlinwall #mauer #brandenburgertor #socialism #socialismo #Communism #Comunismo #Socialist #History
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#ColdWar "Monday Morning", #Berlin 1970s, East #Germany #GDR #DDR #socialism #socialismo #comunismo #Communism #trabi #trabant #socialist #communist #History
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#Coldwar " Red #Woodstock ", #Berlin 1973, East #Germany World Youth Festival came to Berlin for a week in the summer of '73. #GDR #DDR Drawing millions of young #socialists and #Communists for 'peace and anti-imperialist solidarity' #Socialismo #comunismo #communist #History
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#Coldwar "A spark plug with a roof", #Berlin 1980s, East #Germany #DDR #GDR Symbol of stagnant communist economy. Four different models made, design never changed. #trabant #trabi #trabbi #VW #zwickau #Socialism #socialismo #comunismo #communism #socialist #communist #History
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#Coldwar "Yet Another Year", #Berlin 1984, #GDR View from the West, overlooking the Berlin Wall and East #Germany #DDR #communism #comunismo #Socialism #socialismo #Socialista #socialist #Communist #History
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#Coldwar " #MerryChristmas ", from Brandenburg Gate, #Berlin 1980s, East #Germany #GDR #DDR Pariser Platz and Unter den Linden were once #communist territory. #Weihnachten #brandenburgertor #socialism #socialismo #communism #comunismo #socialist #History
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#Coldwar "Winterland", #Berlin 1970s, East #Germany Snowy no man's land at the Berlin wall. #GDR #DDR #Christmas #Weihnachten #socialism #socialismo #comunismo #communism #socialist #communist #History
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#coldwar "Death Strip In The Snow", #Berlin 1970, East #Germany View from a watchtower at the Berlin Wall. #GDR #DDR #Christmas #Weihnachten #Socialism #socialismo #communism #comunismo #socialist #communist #History
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#coldwar "December at the Berlin Wall", #Berlin 1970s, East #Germany The infamous death strip covered in snow. #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall #Berlinermauer #December #Christmas #Weihnachten #communism #comunismo #socialismo #Socialism #History
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#ColdWar "Prestige Projects", #Berlin 1980s, #GDR #DDR The Palace of the Republic (1976) and the TV Tower (1968). The most comprehensive landmarks build by #communist East #Germany Only the TV Tower stands today. #berlinerfernsehturm #socialist #brutalism #architecture #History
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