Scattered across Germany, but primarily in what was once the Soviet-dominated German Democratic Republic in the east, are more than 4,000 protected monuments commemorating the sacrifices of Soviet ...

The Olympic Games showcase global athletic talent every four years. The United States leads with over 3,100 medals, followed ...

Germany on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the 1953 uprising in Berlin against the East German communist government. "We ...

Explore one of the most dangerous and secretive routes during the Cold War: the transit path from West Germany to West Berlin, cutting through the Soviet-controlled East Germany. This 103-mile route ...

Pour Out. Already integrated Soviet-bloc plans have driven East Germany ahead of Red China and Czechoslovakia as Russia’s No. 1 trading partner, turning Soviet raw materials into every kind of ...

A communist government was established in Soviet-occupied areas of east Germany, creating The German Democratic Republic (GDR), often referred to as East Germany.

The iconic "kiss" mural depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and German Communist leader Erich Honecker at East Side Gallery a day ahead of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Long the Reddest, deadest corpse in the Soviet satellite closet, East Germany showed faint stirrings of unnatural life last week. East German guards were busy knocking a 5-by-9-ft. hole in the Wall ...

As with the Soviet Union, North Vietnam, and Cuba, East Germany was America's "enemy," or so we were told. Our experiences with Emma and her loving, generous family reinforce how absurd a notion ...

Almost all of the old East Germany has turned AfD blue. The party has always been more popular in German areas that were once under Soviet rule, but this year has tightened its grip.

The American, British and French sectors formed West Germany in 1949, while the Soviet sector was East Germany. Berlin was also split four ways even though it was in the Soviet zone, with the ...