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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR

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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR

@_IFDDR

We research the history of the German Democratic Republic and its enduring relevance for progressive movements today. Run by @ZetkinForum for Social Research.

Berlin, Germany

Joined February 2021

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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
May 16, 2023
The IF DDR now has a Telegram channel to provide updates on our latest articles and interviews (particularly for the new "Friendship!" research platform dedicated to anti-imperialist strategies and internationalism in the socialist camp). Follow us here:
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
Channel of the International Research Centre on the German Democratic Republic (DDR): https://ifddr.org/en/home/ Für Deutsch: Texte können auf Telegram mit Rechtsklick direkt übersetzt werden.
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Sep 26, 2024
[Thread] The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was an ardent defender of #Lebanon’s sovereignty and supported its anti-colonial struggle from the very beginning. A short thread on the contrasting roles of West and East Germany in Lebanon’s fight against imperialist intervention:
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Mar 28, 2025
Representation for whom? The new German parliament does not reflect the population it is supposed to represent. It is heavily dominated by lawyers, career politicians, & businesspeople. How does this compare to representation in the socialist German Democratic Republic (DDR)? 🧵
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Jul 10, 2024
On 10 July 1969, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) became one of the first states to defy West German threats and take up diplomatic relations with the German Democratic Republic (DDR). Here is a short thread on the relations between the PDRY and the DDR👇
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Oct 7, 2022
73 yrs ago #OTD, the German Democratic Republic was founded as a democratic, antifascist reaction to WW2 & the subsequent restoration of monopoly capitalism in West Germany. Although it existed for only 40 yrs, the #DDR offers progressive movements a wealth of knowledge today. 1/
Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
May 6, 2022
The Berlin police have banned any display of the flag of the Soviet Union on May 8th and 9th, the days marking the 77th anniversary of the defeat of German fascism.
Fuoco Savinelli
@FuocoSavinelli
May 6, 2022
77 Jahre nachdem die Rote Armee ihr Siegesbanner über den Faschismus auf dem Reichstag hisste, hat @polizeiberlin nun per Allgemeinverfügung das Zeigen der sowjetischen Fahne bei allen sowjetischen Ehrenmalen am 8. und 9. Mai verboten.
Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Sep 11, 2023
West and East Germany played diametrically opposed roles in #Chile's history, which we will be exploring in an article later this week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the putsch against #Allende. To look at just one example: the role of the German intelligence services 🧵
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Jun 1, 2023
The Soviet Union did not "impose artificial borders" on Europe for decades – it was in fact the policies of the capitalist powers that erected the so-called Iron Curtain and separated post-war Germany. Last year we wrote an article refuting this narrative:
Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
May 31, 2023
I came all the way to Bratislava to deliver one message: we will not let Europe be kidnapped a second time.
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ifddr.org
The German workers’ movement and the struggle for a neutral, democratic Germany
Following the liberation from fascism in May 1945, German socialists and communists set out to establish a neutral, parliamentary republic in which an alliance of antifascist parties – a diverse...
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Jun 20, 2023
Unrest in West Germany: On 20 June 1948, a secretly planned economic reform is implemented in the Western occupied zones of Germany. A new USD-tied currency (the “Deutsche Mark”) is introduced to facilitate the flow of US capital into Germany as part of the Marshall Plan. 🧵 1/
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Sep 26, 2024
Replying to @_IFDDR
The DDR, on the other hand, denounced all interventions in #Lebanon’s internal affairs. It helped to build hospitals in the country and provided medical care to Lebanese fighters and civilians, while also training hundreds of students back in East Germany.
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Sep 26, 2024
Replying to @_IFDDR
As a hub for the US military, West Germany played a pivotal role in facilitating the USA’s “Eisenhower Doctrine” and the associated invasion of #Lebanon in 1958. West German firms also supplied weapons with which Israeli forces invaded Lebanon in 1982.
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Oct 6, 2023
In 1967, the #DDR's Radio Berlin International began transmitting a #Hindi service. Over the next 2 decades, listeners’ clubs began to pop up across suburban & rural parts of #India. Dr. Anandita Bajpai tracked them down to uncover the sound of friendship: ifddr.org/en/friendship-…
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Dec 11, 2023
From a 1980 edition of the weekly DDR newspaper "Horizont", focused on international developments: This 1980 map shows "centres of the working class" (in red). The flags indicate the status of the Communist Parties in these countries (in govt, legal, half-legal or illegal).
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Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR
@_IFDDR
Nov 12, 2022
Friday, 12 November 1948: Following months of social unrest in the Western occupied zones of Germany, 9 million workers lay down their tools in the country’s largest strike since 1920. The workers’ demands are wide-ranging: ... 1/