For those of you who can’t wait to find out what happens in Stasi Vice, here’s a short preview. Stasi Vice September 1983 It was meant to be a simple job. Lean on a few people, get them to shut up. Intimidate neighbours, bribe officials, appeal to the socialist conscience of Party members. But clearing … Continue reading "Stasi Vice – a preview" The post Stasi Vice – a preview first appeared on Max Hertzberg.| Max Hertzberg
"Stasi” was the first new vocabulary item I learnt when I arrived in Leipzig in the 1980s| Max Hertzberg
East Berlin, Summer 1994: in the wake of a divisive referendum, the people of the GDR are struggling to find common ground.| Max Hertzberg
Lieutenant Reim of the Stasi is back, and more desperate than ever ...| Max Hertzberg
What are the best GDR-themed museums in Berlin? Here are some of the East German collections you won't hear about in the guide books.| Max Hertzberg
Struggling with your Trabants and your Reichsbahn locomotives? A handy dictionary for words commonly used in my books set in East Germany.| Max Hertzberg
The sequel to Stasi Vice For those of you who can’t wait to find out what happens in Operation Oskar, here’s a short preview. September 1983 “Where were you between 1600 and 2200 hours on the night of the fifteenth? My comrades love a good question, maybe that’s why they were asking me again. And| Max Hertzberg
Britain is divided, and Mara is on the wrong side| Max Hertzberg
A look at the experiences of activists in East Germany (GDR) dealing with Stasi informants and infiltration before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.| Max Hertzberg
