Exhibition theme: The Transformation of the GDR: Election posters on the "Wailing Wall" [1/39]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
March 1990
Gotha, Erfurter Straße
Created By:
Klaus Peter AlbrechtLicense:
Depicts
billboard,
child,
damaged poster,
election poster,
graphic art,
logo,
map of Germany,
motto,
one person,
photography,
portrait,
poster pasted overPeople/Organizations
Alliance 90,
German Social Democratic Party,
Green Party of the GDR,
Liberal Democratic Party of GermanyPlaces
GothaOther items in this set
Shortly after the border was opened, changes were pushed through in the GDR. The most conspicuous came about during the campaign for the Volkskammer election in March 1990, when countless election posters, often with commentaries, became a popular motif for photographers. Important, too, was the presence of leading West German politicians at election meetings in all of the larger towns in East Germany – not to mention the elections themselves. The currency union, which came about on 1 July 1990, put Western goods in shops at standard prices. This was a first step in bringing the East closer to the West.
Original Caption
"Opposite a department store in Gotha was a construction site cordoned off with concrete slabs. It became a meeting point where people exchanged views on issues, including the range of goods on sale. It became known as the 'Wailing Wall'."
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