Exhibition theme: A Semblance of Normalcy: Flags and barriers on the 40th anniversary of the GDR [8/19]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
October 7 1989
Berlin, Unter den Linden 6
Created By:
Jürgen NagelLicense: Not Creative Commons
Bleachers being set up in front of Humboldt University for the 40th anniversary of the GDR
Depicts
banner (flag),
coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic,
group of people,
isolating equipment,
logo,
October 7, 1989,
traffic signPeople/Organizations
Free German YouthPlaces
Berlin Television Tower,
Palace of the Republic,
Unter den LindenOther items in this set
Many people who experienced the final summer of SED rule in East Germany recall how fragile reality seemed at the time. The incongruity between the way normal citizens experienced reality and the way it was perceived by GDR leaders was all too apparent. People were increasingly articulating this discrepancy. Minor concessions, as in the case of travel, for instance, were intended to improve the mood within the population. Rising protest against living conditions continued to be nipped in the bud. That summer nobody could have imagined that the dream of freedom would soon be reality.
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