“Every face is an experience; in particular, the rather unremarkable, unattractive ones gain an unforeseen beauty” – Helga Paris, Women At Work In 1984, German photographer Helga Paris (21 May 1938 – 5 February 2024) spent several weeks at the state-owned clothing factory VEB Treff-Modelle in East Berlin photographing female employees and their … Continue reading "Helga Paris: Women at Work – The ‘Unforeseen Beauty’ of East German Factory Workers In 1984" The post Helga ...| Flashbak
When one travels as much to North Korea as much as we do, the very concept of reunification is ingrained in our minds. Officially, both Koreas talk – and| Young Pioneer Tours
With the Soviet Europe team at Young Pioneer Tours being known for pioneering travel into the unrecognized and republics of the former USSR as well as| Young Pioneer Tours
Every year the CIA goes through a declassifying period, which two years ago led us to write a great blog about the 7 best declassified Soviet jokes! As it| Young Pioneer Tours
My first encounter with Christa Jeitner’s work Zakopane Tree (Zakopanischer Baum) was a black and white photograph of an outdoor scene in nature. It shows a hanging textile work in the center. Attached to almost leafless branches, the triangular fabric body hangs in the air while its ends rest on a field floor of stones and grass. Apart from a few tall, vaguely recognizable trees in the background, the upper part of the photograph is almost white, so that the dark branches and the light-col...| ARTMargins Online
“Guten tag kameradens. Haff you met meine daughter, Rapunzel Bustilda-Honecker?” I just finished Katja Hoyer’s book “Beyond the Wall” recently. The book attracted an insane amount of cr…| The Trickster's Guide to Geopolitics
Lokomotive Leipzig and their fans are home again - and who knows, they may have a few more glory nights left in them yet| These Football Times
