Hanged in the cell
Book presentation
What happened to 23-year-old Matthias Domaschk on April 12, 1981 in the Stasi detention center in Gera? The journalist Peter Wensierski did intensive research, read files, met various contemporary witnesses and published a book about it: »Jena Paradise – The Last Journey of Matthias Domaschk«.
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A Stasi Insider talks
Book presentation
Günter Graessler was an officer in the military reconnaissance department of the GDR’s foreign intelligence service. He was the lead officer for unofficial employees who were supposed to spy on sensitive data in the Federal Republic, experienced betrayal and defeats. Günter Graessler has now written an autobiography.
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1923 – Terminus. All aboard!
The year 1923 was a fateful year for the Germans. But little was known about what happened that year. Now, after three years of extensive research, the historian Peter Süss has published the book »1923 – Endstation. All aboard!«.
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The Power of Secret Societies
Book presentation
The journalist Hannes Kohlmaier wrote “The Power of Secret Societies”, a book that resembles an insider report. In it he investigates the work of secret societies, explains the fascination they exert on us and shows the power they still have on politics and business today.
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Vatican agents
Book presentation
The Catholic power center was and is a mystery. Opus Die (“God’s work”) is billed as the pope’s combat force, which critics say is akin to a secret service. The recently published book “Spies in the Vatican – The Secret Wars of the Catholic Church” provides new insights.
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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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