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The Far Right’s Success In Germany Adds Fuel To Three Fires Burning In The World

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Post date September 2, 2024

Participants at a rally by the Lichtenberg AfD parliamentary group against new refugee accommodation. Fabian Sommer/dpa via ZUMA

For the first time with a win in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) state of Thuringia, the far-right AFD party has come out on top in the regional elections. It will have long-lasting, and far-reaching, ramifications: Ukraine, Trump, French election aftermath.

Tags american election, berlin wall, brandenburg, cdu, eastern germany, european countries, european union, far right, farright party, general election, germany, immigration, war in ukraine

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Touring Villa Goebbels, A Piece Of Nazi Heritage Still Lurking In The Woods

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Post date May 31, 2024

The former villa of Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, north of Berlin. Patrick Pleul/dpa/ZUMA

Just north of Berlin, a luxurious villa that used to belong to top Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels has become a real estate headache. What should become of it?

Tags adolf hitler, bogensee, brandenburg, culture of remembrance, erinnerungskultur, heritage, history, holocaust, joseph goebbels, karlmarxallee, legacy, nazi germany, nazism, sylt, wandlitz, world war ii, wwii

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The Berlin Gate

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Post date September 16, 2015

Until the Berlin Wall was built, just six years before I took this picture, people could walk freely under the Brandenburg Gate. It would be 22 years before Berliners and tourists were able to get closer to the triumphal arch again.

Tags brandenburg, germany, photography, retro, tourism, travel, vintage

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