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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The GDR Through the Eyes of the Stasi – The Year 1954
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and Discussion at the Federal Archives—Stasi Records Archive=0D=0Ain Schwerin on Saturday, August 8, 2026=0D=0A=0D=0AOne year after the popular uprising of June 17, 1953, tensions in the=0D=0AGDR remained high. Food shortages and supply bottlenecks characterized=0D=0Aeveryday life. The SED sought to win the loyalty of the population=0D=0Athrough large-scale events and cautious political and economic=0D=0Aliberalization. At the same time, in its search for spies and agents,=0D=0Athe Stasi swept the GDR with a wave of arrests and show trials. These=0D=0Awere intended to intimidate Western intelligence agencies and=0D=0Aopponents within the country.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Stasi compiled reports on the situation in the country almost=0D=0Adaily, reflecting the various campaigns and their impact on the=0D=0Apopulation. In addition to documenting the domestic mood, the daily=0D=0Areports also paint a multifaceted picture of the intelligence war in=0D=0Athe GDR. In his lecture on Saturday, August 8, at the Stasi Records=0D=0AArchive in Schwerin, Martin Stief (Federal Archives—Stasi Records=0D=0AArchive), editor of the anthology “The GDR Through the Eyes of the=0D=0AStasi 1954. The Secret Reports to the SED Leadership,” will present=0D=0Athese reports.=0D=0AIn addition to the lecture, there will be a guided tour of the=0D=0Aarchive. Attendees will also have the opportunity to submit a request=0D=0Ato view Stasi records. A valid form of identification must be=0D=0Apresented for this purpose.=0D=0A=0D=0ADATE:=0D=0ASaturday, August 8, 2026, 2:30 p.m.=0D=0ASaturday at the Archive – featuring a lecture and discussion, an=0D=0Aarchive tour, application submission, and consultation=0D=0A=0D=0ASPEAKER:=0D=0ADr. Martin Stief (Federal Archives – Stasi Records Archive)=0D=0A=0D=0ALOCATION:=0D=0AFederal Archives – Stasi Records Archive, Schwerin=0D=0AGörslow, Resthof=0D=0A19067 Leezen=0D=0A=0D=0AAdmission is free.=0D=0A
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