Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Der 3. Oktober
German Unity Day
Can it really be? So many years have passed since the Berlin Wall opened in 1989! But to this day, the Germans have not completely come to terms with Wiedervereinigung (reunification) and the continuing east-west divide. Below is information—in German—about the annual celebration of German unity, following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR). The two Germanys signed a treaty of unification on October 3, 1990. Although the Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989, why wasn't that date chosen as the day of German unity? The links below (mostly in German, with some in English) help explain that question, as well as many other aspects of reunified Germany.
Das ostdeutsche "Ampelmännchen" ist ein interessantes Symbol der deutschen Wiedervereinigung. Nach der Wende verschwanden es und "der grüne Pfeil" (green arrow for right-on-red) von ostdeutschen Straßen... bis viele Ostdeutsche dagegen protestierten. Heute sieht man das Ampelmännchen an Kreuzungen wieder, den grünen Pfeil sieht man jetzt sogar im Westen! - Graphik von der Sammlung zur DDR-Alltagskultur Website.
German Unity Links
Chronik der Wende
Historische Wendepunkte. Eine schöne Website vom RBB - mit Audio/Video.
Tag der deutschen Einheit
Für Kinder. "Von Deutschland gab es mal zwei Teile..." Von Radio Bremen - mit Audio.
German Culture
Tatyana Gordeeva's site also offers many other links related to German history and culture.
20th Century History
This About.com site looks at German reunification as an historical footnote. In English. (Die deutsche Nachkriegsgeschichte im globalen Zusammenhang - hier reduziert zu einer Fußnote der Geschichte.)
Ostalgie-Museum
Hier lebt man von Ostprodukten. "...für alle Neufünfländer und ihre Freunde."
Knobi's Ostalgie Seiten
DDR "Ostalgie"
Der Tag der deutschen Einheit
Von Bundesregierung.de.
Die Berliner Mauer
Ambitionierte Fotos rund um die Mauer in Berlin von Jürgen Müller-Schneck.
East-Side-Gallery
The Eastside Gallery is an artistic section of the Berlin Wall created by international artists after the Wall opened. It's one of the few remnants still standing. This is the "official" site.
The Eastside Gallery
A decade after the Wall came down, the famous Gallery has fallen on hard times, despite some partial restoration. Photos, info, links. In English from the German Way site.
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