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

Podcast

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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