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Berlin
Soviet Wizard of Oz at the Staatsballett Berlin
A new ballet is being performed in Berlin that is based on the Soviet version of the “Wizard of Oz.”
The End of the USSR
Twenty years ago on Christmas Day, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Brigid McCarthy takes a look back at why the USSR came crashing down.
Mapping Mars From A German Park
After 520 days of motionless ‘travel’, the Mars500 simulation ended Friday – where in Germany did astronomers study the red planet in the 19th century?
GI Disco From Berlin
A dance club in Berlin celebrates the music brought to Germany by American G.I.s in the Cold War era.
Young Geek Appeal in German Politics
A look at the young, tech-savvy people who are calling for more transparency in the government.
A Modern City with Traditional Journeymen
We are looking for a city in eastern Germany that doubles as a state.
Why Germans Like to Reenact US Civil War Battles
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Reporter Caitlan Carroll spends a weekend with some Germans north of Berlin who like to reenact American Civil War battles. It is a way to play soldier in a country that does not feel comfortable glorifying military things. Download MP3
Germany Announces Plan to Abandon Nuclear Power
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Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to reporter Susan Stone in Berlin about the news that Germany will phase out its nuclear power plants by 2022. Download MP3
Country music attracts German tourists
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Germans are fond of American country music and are Country Music Awards fans. Caitlin Carroll has the story from Berlin.
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Popular German politician accused of plagiarism
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Stephen Evans in Berlin about accusations of plagiarism against Germany’s defense minister. Download MP3
Reagan remembered in Berlin
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Ronald Reagan is remembered around the world for urging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall. Berlin today doesn’t even have a Ronald Reagan street. But some in the German capital would like to change that, as Susan Stone reports. Download MP3Germany ends mandatory army service
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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with reporter Peter Craven with Deutsche Welle television in Berlin, about the change in Germany from a conscript army to an all-volunteer force. Today Germany’s last group of conscripts start their six months of military service. Download MP3
Lesbians oppose memorial to gay Holocaust victims
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A memorial to honor Germany’s gay Holocaust victims is being opposed by an unlikely group. Daniel Estrin reports that the controversy is that the memorial ignores Lesbians who also suffered under the Nazis. Download MP3
World Books Review: Visitation — Difficulty for Difficulty’s Sake?
That Jenny Erpenbeck’s latest novel, Visitation, is ambitious is unmistakable, for it is undeniably difficult and precisely crafted. Following in the footsteps of T.S. Eliot, who suggested that a difficult world as ours calls for a difficult literature, I think it a moot point as to whether the novel ultimately succeeds in its being difficult. Is it really difficult for difficulty’s sake? After finishing this novel I have to admit my own ambivalence, not based on, admittedly, its philosophical import, but because of the way it reads.
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