Life in the German Democratic Republic was probably not too amazing for most people, but these photos definitely are. A follow up to our post on life in West Berlin.
East German punk taking the U-Bahn next to an Volkspolizei officer, East Berlin, East Germany (1986)During an airshow in Magdeburg in 1974, a soldier and his girlfriend spend some personal time together. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA pantomime theater group eats on a rooftop in East Berlin, 1984. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosAn East Berlin punk, 1987. Image credit:Harald HauswaldThree men riding public transit look dreary from a long day on the job. Harald HauswaldA Soviet soldier looks over an event in the medieval city center of Bautzen. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA young girl walks through the streets of Quedlinburg, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA group of teens sit around a fountain in East Berlin, circa 1970s. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosThe Betriebskampftruppen paramilitary group marches through East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosActors sit in the cafeteria of East Berlin’s Berliner Ensenble theater, 1974. Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA man rests under the dandelion fountain in Dresden, in the city center of Prager Strasse. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA rally celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of East Germany takes place in East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA hooligan passed out under a tree following a soccer match, while the others in attendance leave the area. Image credit: Harald HauswaldA storefront displays propaganda poster in East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosMembers of the paramilitary Betriebskampfgruppen group march in East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA group of female performers dancing for the audience at Friedrichstadt Palace in East Berlin, 1984. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosAnti-Nazi graffiti on a wall in an East German city, 1990. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosAn abandoned trailer covered in graffiti on the streets of Prenzlauer Berg, 1974. Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosNew Waver in East Berlin, 1984. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosMay Day celebrations take place at Karl Marx Allee in East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosWorld War II ruins in East Berlin display the words “never war again” in graffiti, 1974. Image Credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosArmed guards watch over a public soccer event to make sure the hooligans in the crowd do not get out of hand. Image credit: Harald HauswaldHooligans jump a fence and rush the field after a closely fought soccer match. Image credit: Harald HauswaldYoung men in a rainstorm with German flags at Alexanderplatz Square in East Berlin. Image credit: Harald HauswaldSchoolchildren on a class outing having an ice cream break in front of a shop in Erfurt, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA Free German Youth Organization band plays in front of a statue of Vladimir Lenin in East Berlin, 1974. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA young couple getting close on the sidewalk as a “hooligan” looks on. Image credit: Harald HauswaldA group of youths gathers on their motorcycles near Hoyerswerda, 1975. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA parade marking the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of East Germany held at the Karl Marx Allee in East Berlin, 1984. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosA couple out dancing. Location unknown. Image credit: Harald HauswaldA parade in East Berlin in 1959 marking the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of East Germany. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosWomen planting potatoes in a field, 1975. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosTwo men in East Berlin deliver coal to apartments in the city. Image Credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum PhotosChildren playing with a soccer ball at the Berlin Wall in 1963. Image credit: Thomas Hoepker/Magnum Photos
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