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State, society and memories of the uprising of 17 June 1953 in the GDR /

On 17 June 1953, almost one million East Germans took to the streets to demand the removal of the ruling communist regime and better living conditions, before Soviet steel and lead put an end to the unrest. Condemned as an attempted 'fascist putsch' in the East, the communist regime attemp...

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Main Author:	Millington, Richard, 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:	Germany (East) > History > Uprising, 1953. Germany (East) > History > Uprising, 1953 > Personal narratives. Working class > Political activity > Germany (East) > History. Germany (East) > Politics and government. Collective memory > Germany (East) HISTORY > Europe > Germany. HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century. HISTORY > Social History.

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