Abstract
Unite and rule - establishing the GDR's political structures: first steps at war's end the Thuringian background Thuringian between Third Reich and Soviet occupation the road to unity the and the mass organisations enforcing loyalty - the transformation of the Thuringian block parties a united front -democratic bloc and national front. From postwar survival to June revolt: 1945-1949 - Thuringians in the postwar framework 1953 act 1 -Stalin's death 1953 act 2 - June uprising. Before the Wall: 1956 -destalinisation and the Hungarian example 1960 socialist springtime in agriculture. The churches' basis challenged: the state and the clergy the battle for youth battle rejoined - religious education and the introduction of the Jugendweihe the churches in the 1960s. Behind the Wall: 1961 - the borders are sealed superficial stabilisation behind the Wall the GDR in the 1960s. East Germany between constitution and Prague Spring: the constitutional debate Prague Spring and Thuringian Autumn.
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