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Chapter 24

Life during the Economic Miracle: East Germany

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Sources

  1. Poorly Planned Holidays (1953)

  2. Report by the SED Factory Party Organization at the VEB Bergmann-Borsig (1955)

  3. Statistical Report on the Development of the Standard of Living in the German Democratic Republic and in the Federal Republic of Germany (1956)

  4. Two Articles from Neue Berliner Illustrierte (1956)

  5. Straight from the Assembly Line: Model “P 70” in Berlin (c. 1956)

  6. Consumer Goods Supply: Young Couple Tests New Vacuum Cleaner (1956)

  7. The Politburo’s Argumentation Guidelines on the Change in the Quality of Bread (January 29, 1957)

  8. Christmas Market on Alexanderplatz in East Berlin (December 1957)

  9. The Character of Leisure Time in Capitalism and Socialism (1961)

  10. Information on the Public Mood with Regard to Provisioning in Berlin and the District of Potsdam (May 19, 1961)

 
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