Löcher in der Mauer

In the period of cold war Western Germans could not be prevented from establishing social contacts with colleagues in socialist countries. In the long run, exterior barriers could not endanger firmly established connections based on tolerance and respect. The author’s report deals with the developin...

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Published inConvivium (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) no. 1; pp. 31 - 41
Main Author Engel, Ulrich
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
German
Published Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 2009
Lodz University Press
Subjects
Cultural Essay
Language and Literature Studies
Political Essay
Societal Essay
German Studies in the Eastern Block
border with the Soviet Union
relationships to Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary and Romania
ʻCold War
Berlin Wall
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Summary:In the period of cold war Western Germans could not be prevented from establishing social contacts with colleagues in socialist countries. In the long run, exterior barriers could not endanger firmly established connections based on tolerance and respect. The author’s report deals with the developing relations to Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and even with the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic from the late fifties to the turning-point about 1990, when the great change began.
ISSN:2196-8403
2657-6252