State, society and memories of the uprising of 17 June 1953 in the GDR

State, society and memories of the uprising of 17 June 1953 in the GDR / Richard Millington (Lecturer, University of Chester, UK)

"On 17 June 1953 almost one million East Germans took to the streets to demand the removal of the ruling communist regime and better living conditions, before Soviet steel and lead put an end to the unrest. Condemned as an attempted 'fascist putsch' in the East, the communist regime a...

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Autores principales:Millington, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado:Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Materias:
Working class > Political activity > Germany (East) > History
Collective memory > Germany (East)
Working class > Political activity > History > Germany (East)
Germany (East) > History > Uprising, 1953
Germany (East) > Politics and government
Germany (East) > History > Uprising, 1953 > Personal narratives
Germany (East) > Personal narratives > History > Uprising, 1953
Acceso en línea:Cover
Cover
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Introduction
Day X: fascists, spies and thugs
Tales of that day
Watching the West
Remembering and discussing the Uprising of 17 June 1953
17 June 1953 : a symbolic talisman of opposition in the GDR?
Remembering 17 June 1953 in 1989
Conclusion.

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