East Germany, [i] officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), [j] was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany …

The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990. [1] It covered the area of …

In 1949, the Soviet Union named its part of Germany Deutsche Demokratische Republik (‘ German Democratic Republic ‘, or GDR). The GDR was ruled by the Socialist Union Party of …

May 26, 2024 · The Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), known in English as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was the socialist state that existed in East Germany from 1949 …

The German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), commonly known in English as East Germany) was created as a socialist republic on 7 …

Aug 12, 2021 · The DDR, as it was colloquially known, was effectively a satellite state of the Soviet Union, and as the westernmost edge of the Soviet bloc, became the focal point for Cold …

Mar 17, 2025 · Also known as: DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, German Democratic Republic, Ostdeutschland

As prospects for early reunification of Germany dimmed, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the FRG on May 6, 1955. Recognition of the German Democratic …

Why bother re-exami­ning the DDR’s achie­ve­ments, prin­ci­ples, and struc­tures thirty years after its down­fall? What can we learn from the DDR’s alter­na­tive econo­mic prac­ti­ces in today’s world, …

May 19, 2017 · The DDR came about in 1949, the creation of a country out of the territory occupied and administered by Soviet forces at the end of the Second World War. It ended with …