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- [1994] (Creation)
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Typescript transcript of interview with Werner Eberlein and Mrs Eberlein. Mr Eberlein, member of German Democratic Republic Politburo and government official in Magdeburg, 1989, describes his communist education and childhood in Germany and USSR during the 1930s; his exile in Siberia and the execution of his father; the economic situation in East Germany in the 1980s and the shortage of goods due to over-export; the character of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity (Communist) Party, German Democratic Republic 1971-1989; the reaction of East Germans to the visit of Mikhail Gorbachev at the German Democratic Republic's Fortieth Anniversary celebrations, East Berlin 6 October 1989; demonstrations against the government in Magdeburg; and the opening of the East German border in Berlin, 9 Nov 1989. Mrs Eberlein, a school teacher describes her visit to Leningrad with her students. 42pp Language: German
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