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- [1994] (Creation)
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Typescript transcript of interview with Silvia Lux, East German teacher, describing the pressure exerted on her to join the Communist party, and the loss of her job when she continued to refuse; being under surveillance by East German security forces, Staatssicherheitsdienst (Stasi); investigation of her father-in-law for spying; thwarted attempt to flee from East Germany with her family; visit to Hungary and attempt to reach the West German embassy in Prague; traveling to Sopron on the Hungarian border with Austria during the Pan European Picnic; crossing the border into Austria and their welcome in Austria, 19 Aug 1989. 7pp Language: German
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