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Consumer Culture in the East February 1, 2012

Consumer Culture in the East February 1, 2012. The communist penchant for heavy industry (here: Klement Gottwald and the building of socialism in Czechoslovakia). Competition for “socialist achievement” on the factory floor. The old town – and industry – in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.

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Consumer Culture in the East February 1, 2012

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  1. Consumer Culture in the EastFebruary 1, 2012

  2. The communist penchant for heavy industry(here: KlementGottwald and the building of socialism in Czechoslovakia)

  3. Competition for “socialist achievement” on the factory floor

  4. The old town – and industry – in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

  5. “NowaHuta” outside Cracow, Poland(and the Lenin Steel Works)

  6. The “Stalin Avenue” in East Berlin

  7. Shoppers along the Stalinallee

  8. Stores along the Stalinallee, 1954:Furniture, groceries, household goods

  9. Inside the stores: the GDR claimed to have all these goods available…

  10. … but often people had to wait in line for groceries, shoes, and other necessities

  11. Buying fabric in the East German“Trade Organization” shop, 1963

  12. Movie theatersin the Soviet bloc:“International” (Berlin), “Kosmos” (Berlin), “Kosmos” (Katowice)

  13. The World Clock on the Alexanderplatz

  14. Kitchen and living room of anEast German apartment, ca. 1963

  15. Socialist modern: the “tin can” building in Leipzig(building from 1908; façade renovated 1966-68)

  16. The TV Tower in East Berlin(built 1965-69)

  17. Close-up of the TV tower

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