Stasi

/ ˈstɑːzɪ /

noun

1. formerly, the secret police in East Germany

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stasi¹

from German Sta ( ats ) si ( cherheitsdienst ), literally: state security service

Example Sentences

For the writing of “Indignity,” Ms. Ypi’s destination is the archives of the Sigurimi, communist Albania’s equivalent of the Stasi or KGB.

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There’s only so much hard evidence for her to work with—the Sigurimi was not as meticulous in its record-keeping as the Stasi.

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The work is a "very personal" painting, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, the head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.

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The Mexican artist, who died in 1954 at the age of 47, "did not completely agree" with her work being associated with the surrealist movement, Di Stasi said.

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This painting is a "very personal" image, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.

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