Tag: dictatorship
A Eurovision song contributed to the fall of the dictatorship in Portugal
The song finished last in Eurovision but was the first to start a revolution. We are in Portugal, April 24, 1974, it is 10:55 p.m. sharp and the first notes…
The author Christoph Hein turns 80: Defying the GDR dictatorship – culture
When the writer Christoph Hein was once asked in an interview why the protagonist of his post-reunification novel “Willenbrock” was a used car dealer by profession, he said that after…
“I have the impression that we are subjected to a dictatorship”… On Instagram, the harsh law of invisibility for drag
No explanation, nothing. Not a word. On her Instagram, the now very popular Big Bertha – drag queen and notable candidate from the first season of Drag Race France saw…
Hell made of stone: After 79 years, granite mining ends at the Flossenbürg concentration camp quarry – Bavaria
79 years after the liberation of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, granite mining at the former concentration camp quarry ends. Many prisoners died during the inhumane work. About the long struggle…
“Life is a dream” at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg: Dictatorship only becomes wise through harm – culture
Rule without elections is considered dictatorship in democracies and is not well tolerated. Not so in European drama literature. Until the 19th century, her political plays primarily dealt with the…
Argentina: Milei questions consensus on military dictatorship. – Politics
March 24th was actually a day of hope in Argentina, despite everything: in 1976, the military took power on that date and thousands of people were kidnapped in the aftermath.…
Humanist and bridge builder: A volume of essays in honor of the historian Jürgen Zarusky – Politics
The Munich historian and Russia expert Jürgen Zarusky died five years ago. A volume of essays honors his work and continues it. About an extraordinary person who combined science and…
El Salvador: Election on the way to dictatorship
As of: February 4, 2024 3:16 p.m El Salvador’s President Bukele is running for re-election today, despite the constitution prohibiting it. A majority of the population doesn’t seem to mind.…
Contemporary witness Hanna Zimmermann about the Nazi dictatorship: painful memories of the ghetto and concentration camp – Munich
Hanna Zimmermann sits quietly on the podium in the Evangelical City Academy. An attractive old lady wearing a beret, silk scarf, white blouse and beige cardigan. She will talk about…
Persecution in the Nazi dictatorship: Contemporary witness Hanna Zimmermann – tormenting memories of the ghetto and concentration camps – Munich
Hanna Zimmermann sits quietly on the podium in the Evangelical City Academy. An attractive old lady wearing a beret, silk scarf, white blouse and beige cardigan. She will talk about…