East German Visuals
@GDRvisuals
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Documenting life in the former GDR. Telegram channel and store links below. Also found at @YugoslavVisuals.
Berlin
Joined December 2023
Exciting news - we are in the early stages of putting together a GDR historical tour of East Berlin! We aim to hold our first tour in April 2026 and would be thrilled for you to join us. If this interests you, please fill out our survey form https://t.co/jSeD9lhT9f
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If you are interested in joining us on a bespoke tour through Berlin's rich GDR history, please fill out the form below
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East German border guards adding barbed wire to the top of the Berlin Wall, 1961.
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View over Lange Straße and the River Warnow, Rostock, 1970s.
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Walter Ulbricht’s membership card – member number 2 – of the German Communist Party, 1945
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GDR postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, 1967.
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Handbook of a computer produced by the Robotron company, 1980s.
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Rostock District Administration of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi), 1990. Photos by Siegfried Wittenburg.
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"New triumph of the USSR! The Soviet person steps into space, joy for us all!", GDR poster commemorates the space mission of cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov, 1965.
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Every weekend on our online store is a chance for you to grab yourself cool GDR inspired (as well as @YugoslavVisuals inspired) posters at discounted rates. Simply enter the code 'GDR' at checkout for a 15% discount. https://t.co/k4N9uz34JO
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West Berliner kicking an East German policeman during a protest at Checkpoint Charlie, 1986.
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"For socialism and peace", International Women's Day poster, 1961.
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Guard dog training by soldiers of the GDR border troops, 1983.
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