Thirty years after German reunification, large differences persist between East and West. Although these disparities are concerning, it’s crucial to put them into perspective. Nothing is definitive yet.
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Russia insists that there was an agreement not to expand Nato eastwards after the end of the USSR. History begs to differ.
East Germany strongly encouraged mothers to participate in the labour market full-time, whereas West Germany propagated a more tradition male breadwinner model.
East Germans feel alienated and powerless. They see themselves as second-class citizens, while outsiders live high on what is rightfully theirs.
Young people from both East and West Germany congregated in nightclubs which were hastily thrown up in the spaces where the Wall had dominated.
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