GDR
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This is the part of Germany where the older generation, from the GDR years, grew up learning Russian language and culture.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024
UBS' Zhu said the Swiss bank is working with a number of Chinese companies with sizable GDR issuance plans, without disclosing names nor deal targets.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2022
After hours of interrogation, he acknowledged his homosexuality and signed a “letter of commitment” pledging his support to the “security forces of the GDR in their righteous fight.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021
After the GDR collapsed in 1989 and Germany reunified, the Neue Wache was changed once again, finally taking on the form and purpose that it has today.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2020
Between 1949 and 1961, one out of every six East Germans had fled the GDR, escaping to the freedoms—and increasingly, the prosperity—of the West.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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