Police chain at Plauen theater
OBJECT INFORMATION
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October 7 1989
Plauen, Theaterplatz
Created By:
Martin FlachLicense:
From the Set
A row of police in front of the theater in Plauen, Saxony (now known as "Theater Plauen-Zwickau"), where the first mass protest in the GDR that security forces were unable to dissolve took place. Protests were subsequently held there every Saturday until the first democratic elections took place on 18 March, 1990. 7 October is now commemorated in Plauen as the "Day of Democracy"
Depicts
banner (flag),
baton,
flag of the GDR,
group of people,
helmet,
member of the People's Police,
October 7, 1989,
pavement,
police cordon,
rain,
theatercelebration,
Christian Church,
city hall,
courage,
gun,
hope,
mayor,
No violence!,
rain,
reform,
resistance,
surveillance camera,
the Monday demonstrationsPeople/Organizations
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev,
Ministry for State Security,
People's PolicePlaces
Plauen Theater PlaceRelated
Original Caption
"Riot police with batons by the theater"
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