[lbo-talk] USSR and DDR

Andy F andy274 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 4 14:38:00 PST 2008


On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Angelus Novus <fuerdenkommunismus at yahoo.com> wrote:


> The point is valid for the DDR, however, which I do
> know about. The Montagsdemonstrationen were initially
> demonstrations for political freedoms. The stereotype
> of "Banana Gabi" is a vicious Wessi caricature, though
> once monetary union occured, it was inevitable that
> people would start wanting Western goods.

I think this holds for the CSSR, too. But then weren't the standards of living better than in the USSR?

I also suspect that with 15 million people in the CSSR, the Kevin Bacon coefficient was a lot lower and you were more likely to know somebody who emigrated or got fucked over.

-- Andy



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