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Consumer Culture in the EastFebruary 1, 2012
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The communist penchant for heavy industry(here: Klement Gottwald and the building of socialism in
Czechoslovakia)
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Competition for “socialist
achievement” on the factory floor
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The old town – and industry – in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
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“Nowa Huta” outside Cracow, Poland(and the Lenin Steel Works)
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The “Stalin Avenue” in East Berlin
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Shoppers along the Stalinallee
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Stores along the Stalinallee, 1954:
Furniture, groceries, household goods
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Inside the stores: the GDR claimed to have all these goods available…
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… but often people had to wait in line for
groceries, shoes, and
other necessities
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Buying fabric in the East German“Trade Organization” shop, 1963
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Movie theatersin the Soviet bloc:
“International” (Berlin), “Kosmos” (Berlin),
“Kosmos” (Katowice)
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Kitchen and living room of an
East German apartment, ca. 1963
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Socialist modern: the “tin can” building in Leipzig(building from 1908; façade renovated 1966-68)
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The TV Tower in East Berlin
(built 1965-69)