“Some of the “songs” on offer were served up with screams and inarticulate noises to an audience consisting mostly of teenagers who, whipped up by the music, carried out degenerate motions.” SocialismCommunismSoviet UnionBerlinEast GermanyGdr Book:Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 Source: Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
“From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on rental costs while a similar household in the East only needed 4.4 percent.” SocialismBerlinEast GermanyGdr Book:Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 Source: Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
“This project was hugely successful, perhaps one of the most effective aid projects ever conducted. Vietnam is now the world’s second largest producer of coffee, producing around 30 million 60-kilogram bags every year, and its industry employs 2.6 million people. Its Robusta beans have a high caffeine content and are ideal for granular and instant coffee, which is drunk in large quantities around the world. Only 6 percent of the produce is used internationally, while the rest is exported at an estimated annual worth of $3 billion.” CoffeeVietnamBerlinEast GermanyGdr Book:Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 Source: Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990