East Berliners riot against Soviet occupation, 1953

East Germany — the illusion of Communist prosperity 

Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the smoke and mirrors that obscured the reality of a failing East Germany

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In this episode of Black’s History Week, Professor Jeremy Black talks to The Critic‘s deputy editor, Graham Stewart, about the smoke and mirrors that obscured the reality of a failing East Germany.

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