Female spies – in the service of the GDR
Presentation and discussion
Six agents of the Cold War are the protagonists of the new documentary series »The Spies – In the Service of the GDR«. They are stories of hopes, disappointments, betrayals, secrets and regrets, but also of enthusiasm for the double life of a spy in a divided country.
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Parallel justice in the GDR
Book presentation
The historian Christian Halbrock has written a book about the Stasi remand centre in Neustrelitz as a system behind the GDR power apparatus. It is about fates, arbitrary justice and the defensive work of the state security with often inconceivable consequences for those affected.
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My father’s secret
Book presentation
The journalist Corinna von Bassewitz has made a book out of her family story about her father’s mysterious double life as a BND secret agent. What identities had her own father lived and faked for the family?
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A president disappears and the Adenauer file
Book presentation
Bestselling author Ralf Langroth turns historical figures of the young Federal Republic of Germany into protagonists to recount defining moments in German history. We embark on a journey to hotspots that provoked conflicts and triggered political crises.
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The Invisibles
Book presentation
SPIEGEL journalists Ann-Katrin Müller and Maik Baumgärtner have researched the work of secret female agents. They explain why it is a security risk in the fight against espionage and terrorism that not many women work in intelligence services to this day.
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