DDR

  • Helmstedt Border Museum

    The former Checkpoint Alpha between East and West Germany.

  • DDR Museum

    I’m fascinated by the history of the Cold War. Both the political side, and the social history of people’s everyday lives. I’ve always been extra fascinated by the former DDR, both because I can speak the language and because they tried so hard to be a “model” Iron Curtain society. You read about people being…

  • Starkes Viertel- photos of Dresden Neustadt in the 70s and 80s

    When I was in Dresden, I bought a photography book by a local photographer. Günter Starke lived in Dresden Neustadt, the area just across the river from the historical centre, in the 70s and 80s, and took a lot of photos. Despite the name, Neustadt is full of old buildings that escaped bombing during the…