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What was life like in small-town East Germany?

A guest piece by Cordia Schlegelmilch

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Katja Hoyer
Apr 30, 2026
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Shortly before she became the Chancellor of Germany in 2005, Angela Merkel said something remarkable about her own past. Having grown up in East Germany, she appears to have become increasingly frust…

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