Exhibition theme: The Transformation of the GDR: Polling place at the Heiligenstadt city council [12/39]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
March 18 1990
Heiligenstadt, city council, today town hall
Created By:
Bernd SchmidtLicense:
From the Set
From the Set
Depicts
age,
city hall,
election,
election worker,
group of people,
polling station,
Volkskammer electionhope,
inner German border,
religion,
Volkskammer election,
wealthPeople/Organizations
Kohl, Helmut Josef MichaelOther items in this set
Shortly after the border was opened, changes were pushed through in the GDR. The most conspicuous came about during the campaign for the Volkskammer election in March 1990, when countless election posters, often with commentaries, became a popular motif for photographers. Important, too, was the presence of leading West German politicians at election meetings in all of the larger towns in East Germany – not to mention the elections themselves. The currency union, which came about on 1 July 1990, put Western goods in shops at standard prices. This was a first step in bringing the East closer to the West.
